Police are investigating the circumstances under which Brian Macharia, a 27-year-old, died at Wingu Bistro club in Ruaka, Kiambu County.
The reveller died under mysterious circumstances after CCTV captured one of the bouncers assaulting and dragging him out of the club after a scuffle.
According to CCTV footage, the late Macharia is seen engaging a chef in the kitchen area at around 12:32 am before the latter goes and comes back with a bouncer.
The chef points at Macharia before the bouncer pounces on him. The late Macharia, who appears intoxicated, is seen attempting to explain something to the bouncer who could hear none of it and proceeds to drag him out of the club.
The bouncer is captured tearing the late Macharia's shirt before he pushes him down while assaulting him.
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Following the fracas, some revellers try to intervene and help the deceased before other bouncers intervene and force them to keep off.
It took the intervention of one female colleague for the bouncers to stop the assault momentarily.
The late Macharia tries to access the club again before he was assaulted by two bouncers and tried to lock him up at their store.
According to the footage, by this time, the deceased was bleeding from the injuries inflicted by the bouncers.
Once Macharia was locked in the store by the bouncers, his body was later discovered on the ground floor of the building, the club is located on the sixth floor.
One of the bouncers capture on camera assaulting the late Macharia
Addressing the press, that family said the deceased had a lot of injuries around the waist and his and legs were broken.
The family disclosed that the late Macharia had recently settled down and had not even been blessed with a chile.
Police have arrested three suspects linked to the assault and murder among them, the club owner and one bouncer. The club's license has also been revoked.
Here is the video courtesy of Citizen TV:
Murder in the bar:
Police probe the killing of a man in a bar in Ruaka. Brian Macharia was allegedly beaten by a bouncer after a quarrel.
CCTV footage shows a bouncer dragging Macharia on the ground. Three people have been arrested in connection with the killing #SundayLive pic.twitter.com/DF7fDhLPin