Masten Milimo Wanjala, ‘Vampire’ Who Sucked Kids’ Blood, Lynched by Angry Mob

A person described by Kenyan authorities as a “bloodthirsty vampire” who allegedly killed at the very least ten youngsters, in some circumstances by sucking blood from their veins and leaving them to die, has been lynched by a livid mob.

The case of Masten Milimo Wanjala, 20, got here to its grim conclusion Friday, two days after the alleged child-killer escaped from custody hours earlier than a court docket look over the murders of 12 and 13-year-old youngsters. He was arrested in July over the disappearance of two children, however officers mentioned he then admitted to killing ten over a sickening five-year spree.

Kenyan police said in a statement that they have been trying to trace down Wanjala and convey him to justice, however, on Friday, “he was noticed by villagers in Bungoma, and overwhelmed to demise earlier than our brokers re-arrested him… The regulation of the jungle as utilized by irate villagers prevailed.”

The stunning allegations in opposition to Wanjala got here to gentle following his arrest in the summertime when authorities described his purported confession. Police wrote that he “massacred his victims in essentially the most callous method, generally via sucking blood from their veins earlier than executing them.”

The assertion described a number of the alleged murders in horrifying element, saying Wanjala “squeezed pricey life out of the harmless youngsters.” In a single case, the place the sufferer was recognized as 12-year-old Purity Maweu, police wrote: “The younger lady was kidnapped from Kiima Kimwe in Machakos and her blood sucked by the killer, earlier than being left for lifeless.”

Authorities mentioned that Wanjala’s victims, all aged between 12 and 13 years outdated, have been “stupefied utilizing a white substance in powder and liquid kind, which [they] have been both compelled to drink or sprayed with earlier than being executed.” The assertion additionally claimed that Wanjala knowledgeable detectives that he “derived a number of pleasure from killing his victims.”

After his escape from custody, Wanjala was reportedly identified at his childhood home in Bungoma, over 250 miles from the police station he escaped from, after he joined a soccer match with native children.

“He comes from this space and so the kids noticed him and knew it was him and that’s when info unfold round and locals began pursuing him,” mentioned native official Bonface Ndiema. “Ultimately he ran right into a neighbour’s home however he was flushed out and lynched.”

After confirming Wanjala’s lynching, Kenya’s Directorate of Prison Investigations wrote: “Our ideas are with the households of those that misplaced their harmless youngsters within the fingers of the suspect.”