Kenyan Man Admits to Skinning 1,000 Cats, Selling Meat

A middle-aged man narrowly escaped death after irate residents busted him skinning a cat at an open field in Nakuru.

The man, who identified himself as James Mukangi had already cut the pet's neck by the time he was ambushed and was in the process of removing the skin. 

He was found skinning the cat along the railway line, less than a kilometre from Nakuru town. Angry mob had began roughing him up, but police officers from the nearby Ukulima Police post arrived on time to save his life.

When he was interrogated, the man admitted he has been skinning the domestic animals for sale to some clients in Nakuru town for the past seven years. Mukangi said has ready market for its skin and the meat and had slaughtered more than 1,000 cats over the said period.

The suspect was taken to Nakuru Central Police station and will be arraigned in court on Monday.