A newly wedded couple experienced real horror after a gang raided their home and made away with the wedding gifts.
In a report filed by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the gang climbed the perimeter wall and ambushed the couple who were busy making their honeymoon plans.
Armed with all manner of crude weapons, the malefactors forced entry into the apartment located in the Olooseos area of Kiserian, climbed the perimeter wall and then cut their window grill.
“In an effort to protect his bride and their host from the mean-looking gang, the only man in the house made attempts to repulse the unwelcomed gate crushers, only to suffer several injuries,” DCI indicated.
“Aware that neighbours would in no time respond to the commotion, the gang hurriedly parked up two TV sets (50″ & 48″), a microwave, a 13kg gas cylinder, a UPS inverter, three smartphones, duvets among other wedding gifts and beetled off,” it added.
However, detectives from Nairobi and Kajiado teamed up and launched a manhunt for the gang. The sleuths nabbed John Mwangi alias Mankufa and James Mwandiki who are believed to have orchestrated the whole operation.
They led a gang of eight men to raid the house and steal the wedding gifts.
“John and James were briefly interrogated, thereafter leading the sleuths to their hideout at Olooseos where some of the robbed items, including others believed to have been stolen in previous hot prowl burglaries were recovered,” DCI noted.
“The two youthful miscreants have since gained admission at a police lock up facility, as detectives heighten pursuit of their partners in crime.”
