Escaped Kenyan child killer beaten to death by mob

Masten Wanjala was detained over the killing of a dozen children (AP)

A Kenyan man who confessed to killing a dozen children has been beaten to death by a mob after escaping from a police station.

Area Assistant County Commissioner Cornelius Nyaribai said Masten Wanjala was killed near his home in Bungoma county, a day after he escaped from police cells in Nairobi.