This footage was filmed and produced 15 October 2021.

A mob in western Kenya has killed a self-confessed serial killer who escaped from custody two days ago, police say.

Masten Wanjala, 20, was traced by villagers to a house in Bungoma town and beaten to death, they say. Authorities had launched a massive manhunt for the fugitive who admitted to killing more than 10 young boys during a five-year period. He also confessed to drugging them and in some cases drinking their blood.

He reportedly returned to the home of his parents - who have disowned him - and was subsequently strangled by neighbors who found out he was there, an eyewitness told Kenya's Standard newspaper. He tried to stave off suspicious locals by moving to a nearby house, Bungoma's police commander told the paper.

This video illustrates the murdered killer, the police, as well as a huge number of residents gathered around the scene. Regarding the identification of his identity, fingerprinting is carried out right at the scene of the incident.