Gang stabs 28-year-old man in Mathare robbery

Police are looking for a gang that stabbed and killed a 28-year-old man in a robbery in Mathare slums, Nairobi.

The man identified as Peter Muthama was stabbed in the back in a struggle with suspected thugs in the area on June 1.

His body was found lying next to a makeshift long after the incident had happened, police said.

The assailants escaped the scene soon after the attack.

Police arrived at the scene and picked up the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and an investigation into the gang.

Police have been advising robbery victims to always cooperate with their attackers for their safety.

Police say that some of the suspects involved in robberies are under the influence and can cause death or harm on slight provocation or resistance, hence the need for cooperation.

A hunt for the suspects behind the attacks is ongoing, police said.

Elsewhere, police have linked a gang arrested in Nakuru to the murder of a shop attendant in Kaptembwo, Soilo area.

Police said three men armed with a rifle stormed a shop and demanded cash and other valuables.

This prompted a confrontation before the gang shot and killed Duncan Elias Mwambili, 23.

He was shot in the stomach and rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police and witnesses said the gang members used an unmarked motorcycle to escape from the scene in the May 30 incident.

Three spent cartridges of 7.6mm×39 were at the scene.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.

At least seven suspects have been arrested, and some of them have been placed at the murder scene.

The suspects are also linked to at least four murder incidents in the area.

A team of detectives is handling the case and has taken an AK-47 rifle for ballistic tests to determine where the weapon has been used.

The gang was arrested on Monday, hours after they had shot and killed a police officer in an ambush in Free Area, Nakuru.

Two other officers are nursing bullet wounds following the attack.

Police say they believe they have the right suspects who have been linked to the series of attacks in the area, and they will face murder and robbery with violence charges.