Police in Vihiga’s Sabatia sub-county, Kenya, has rescued a 19-year-old Collins Sambaya who was nailed to a tree for allegedly stealing a radio.
Gatekeepers News reports that a radio station known as Capital FM reported the matter to the police on Friday.
“Police visited the scene and found that one male adult aged 19yrs had been injured by one Elvis Irime by nailing him on a tree on the allegation that the victim had stolen
his radio within Chamasili village,” a police report documenting the incident read.
Police said that the suspect fled upon learning of police presence in the area.
Meanwhile, the victim is responding to treatment at the Mbale County Referral Hospital.
