A sombre mood has engulfed Athi River area in Machakos County after a night guard was hacked to death while two of his colleagues were left seriously injured during a robbery at a godown.
Preliminary reports indicate that Patrick Chepkwony was in the company of his two colleagues on Sunday, January 1 dawn when a gang of about 15 people attacked them.
The gang beat up the guards using crude weapons, tied their hands and legs before stealing a laptop, a desktop and several new CCTV cameras that were to be installed in the premises.
The three were found in a room, tied both hands and legs, by their colleagues who were relieving them for the day. They were rushed to hospital where Chepkwony died while receiving treatment.
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