Two robbery Suspects Who attacked A truck driver finally arrested.
Two robbery with violence suspects who have been on the run for two months after attacking a truck driver and robbing him at Askote Market in Vihiga County have been arrested.
Philip Kitwa and Kennedy Arunga were arrested at Emuhaya area of Vihiga, following a forensic-led trail by the Western Region crime researchers.
In the incident which occurred on August 30, 2023, the male truck driver was accosted by the two who emerged from a nearby maize plantation, after stopping the vehicle to do some shopping at the market.
The victim suffered life-threatening injuries inflicted by a machete and rungu borne by the attackers, before they disappeared with his valuables. A good Samaritan rushed him to Equator Hospital in Luanda where he was treated.
The suspects are in custody pending arraignment on Monday.
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