A 28-year-old man was lynched by residents after a domestic fight with his girlfriend at Mururi trading center in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County.
Edward Maina is said to have stabbed Rachel Njeru, 24, seven times before angry residents attacked him.
This is after the woman cried for help from the locals.
The two lovers were rushed to Kerugoya Hospital fighting for their lives before the man succumbed to the injuries, police said.
Residents said Maina wielded two kitchen knives while walking around the residential building, saying he would kill someone.
The residents said they broke into the couple’s house through the roof after they knocked on the door in vain, where they found the woman lying in a pool of blood.
Police had a hard time rescuing the man from the angry residents, who beat him into unconsciousness.