Funeral disrupted as mob dumps body at police post, torches houses in Murang’a village

A burial ceremony in Murang’a County descended into chaos on Tuesday after an angry mob disrupted the funeral, dumped the deceased’s body at a police post and torched two houses and a cow in an apparent act of retaliation. The mob then proceeded to Kibuu Village, where they allegedly set fire to the house of a woman and killed a cow in the blaze. They later moved to Kandiru Village and torched the house of another local. Crime scene investigators documented the incident before the body was transferred to the Murang’a Level Five Hospital Mortuary for preservation pending further action. Police have launched investigations into the disruption of the funeral, the arson attacks and those responsible for the mob action.