Two suspects who attacked a group of mourners in the Rhonda area, Nakuru were saved by police as a mob stoned them.
The two were part of a group that had gone to a mourning home and started a commotion.
According to police, the group had come as mourners before they started a commotion while armed with crude weapons.
A family was on a night vigil to mourn kin when the incident happened at the home of a local.
Police who attended the scene said the attackers seemed to be on a revenge mission.
During the incident, three mourners were injured while one said he lost a mobile phone and Sh1,000.
The mourners caught up with the suspects’ motorcycle and set it a blaze.
The two suspects were beaten up before police arrived to save them in the October 24 morning incident.
The suspects were taken to the hospital pending interrogation.
Police say they are investigating the drama and that more personnel have been deployed to the scene to ensure the safety of the family and mourners.
The motive of the attack is yet to be known, police said.
Police said they recovered a panga and three kitchen knives.
