Nakuru: Police are confused as robbery victim refuses to press charges against suspect

• Three weeks ago, police in Nakuru saved a robbery suspect from an imminent lynching by the public
• The suspect was quickly arrested and the victim was taken to hospital for observation
• However, after leaving the hospital, the victim simply demanded his phone back and refused to cooperate with the police

Three weeks ago, a dramatic incident took place in the Bondeni area of ​​Nakuru when police officers rescued a suspect from an attempted lynching by an angry mob.

The suspect allegedly belonged to a group of five men who brazenly stabbed a passer-by in broad daylight and then stole his mobile phone.

MtaaWangu reports that the attack attracted the attention of nearby bodaboda operators and members of the public who chased the attackers.

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Although the four attackers managed to escape, the suspect, a man in his twenties, was detained by the crowd.

Furious, they beat him severely, wanting to take his life.

As the crowd prepared to light a match after dousing him with gasoline, police arrived just in time to rescue the suspect.

The suspect was quickly arrested and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

However, the case took an unexpected turn when the victim refused to cooperate with the police after being discharged from the hospital.

Instead of recording a statement that would help bring charges against the suspect, the victim simply demanded the phone back, expressing no interest in further investigation of the case.

“We tried in vain to beg him to record his statement, but he didn’t want any case,” said district police chief Mohamed Wako.

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Without the victim’s cooperation, police were unable to meet the threshold required by the Director of Public Prosecutions for a charge of aggravated robbery.

As a result, the suspect was released without charge, leaving law enforcement officials frustrated with the outcome.

“We even regretted why we intervened at all if the same criminal would return to society and continue his depredations, risking his life again,” Wako added.

The frustrated officer urged the public to cooperate with the police in enforcing the rule of law.

He advised citizens against allowing these criminals to go unpunished just because they do not want a police case.

Source: TUKO.co.ke