Lynching: See how armed robber was dealt with by angry mob
Robber beaten and stripped in mass lynching
– An alleged armed robber has been beaten and stripped by an angry mob
– He was accused of trying to rob a woman withdrawing cash from an ATM
– According to police sources the man was taken to hospital then released
The alleged robber was lucky to escape from the mob with his life
A suspected armed robber was brutally beaten by an irate after he was accused of attempting to rob a woman at an ATM.
The 31-year-old robber was taken to hospital after he was stripped naked by the furious people in Giyani, Limpopo, South Africa.
According to local reports, the woman screamed when the man tried to snatch her cash, attracting the attention of bystanders.
The mob gathered around the man, stripped him naked, paraded him about the town and beat him so severely that he had to be taken to hospital in an ambulance.
Giyani police spokesperson, Inspector Thomas Makhuvele, said the police managed to intervene before the alleged robber was killed.
“The man is recovering in hospital and is not dead or in critical condition, as it is rumoured,” Makhuvele said.
The woman who claimed to have been robbed by the man has not yet come forward to press charges.
According to local residents, the beaten man is the member of a gang operating in the area.
The group is said to travel in a white VW Citi Golf which operates as their escape car.
They loiter around ATMs and look for victims who look like they may need assistance.
However, according to Makhuvele, since no one has come forward with any information or pressed any charges, the man could walk free
“As no one has pressed any criminal charges against the man, he is currently not under police guard.” Makhuvele said.
The police are investigating the matter and looking for the people responsible for the vicious assault of the man.
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