Tsakane – A 27-year-old man was beaten to death by an angry mob on Thursday in Impela Street, Extension 15, Tsakane.
It is alleged the man broke into a neighbour’s house. Other neighbours saw him in the yard and informed the owner, who was at work at the time.
While they waited for the owner to arrive, the residents made sure the suspect did not leave the house.
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Tsakane police spokesperson Sgt Lerato Mngomezulu says that upon arrival, the owner of the house found the suspect hiding inside the house.
“The angry mob forced their way into the house and started assaulting him until he died. They then dragged his body outside the house and abandoned it there.
“The man was declared dead by paramedics on the scene,” she explains.
Tsakane SAPS station commander Col Johannes Maass expressed his disappointment in how communities are handling the issues of crime and justice.
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“We are appealing to the community not to take the law into their hands. Whenever suspects are apprehended, the police should be called to the scene.
“Even though as police we encourage the know-your-neighbour system to fight crime, as in this case, we also discourage people from taking the law into their own hands.”
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