A middle aged woman from Baragu village in Mitheru, Tharaka Nithi escaped death by a whisker after she was found milking a neighbour’s goat.
Irate villagers who were calling for Wanja Mbabu’s blood said she had become a problem in the village for continuously stealing their belongings.
Village head Beatrice Kinyua accused Wanja of stealing from the villagers.
The woman has her gods to thank.
Police are on the ground investigating the incident.
