Migori: Murder suspect stabs police officer to death before being lynched by angry mob

A police officer attached to Awendo sub-county has been stabbed to death while attempting to arrest a murder suspect in North Sakwa Ward, Migori County.

Awendo sub-county Police Commander Julius Kemboi said the officer was part of a team that had been dispatched to arrest the suspect after receiving intelligence that he had returned home from hiding.

According to Kemboi, the suspect attacked the officers during the operation, fatally stabbing one of them. The officer later succumbed to his injuries, and his body has been moved to the Rosewood Hospital mortuary.

The suspect was subsequently lynched by an angry mob following the attack. His body has been taken to the Migori County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination as investigations continue.

Kemboi said the suspect had been wanted in connection with a murder committed in the area last year and had reportedly been on the run before resurfacing.

The family of the slain officer has described his death as a devastating loss. His father, John Nyagisoa, said his son died in the line of duty and expressed hope that the government would support the family in giving him a befitting burial.

Police have launched investigations into both the fatal stabbing of the officer and the mob lynching of the suspect.