A man was beaten to death in a mob killing in Nyanga after he was caught trying to steal copper cables.
|||Cape Town- A man was beaten to death in a mob killing in Nyanga after he was caught trying to steal copper cables.
At least 19 people have been killed in mob killings over the past year in Khayelitsha alone.
Police spokesman Colonel Thembinkosi Kinana said on Saturday that a case of murder was opened after the body of the man, 29, was found on the corner of Sinqolamthi Street and Lansdowne Road Saturday.
“Upon arrival, members found bricks and various debris on scene. The victim is from Zwelitsha Drive, Nyanga. Suspects and motive are unknown,” Kinana said.
Police were investigating the murder, but no arrests had been made.
The man was reportedly beaten to death after community members caught him trying to steal copper cables.
A commission of inquiry into the Khayelitsha police station heard earlier this month that at least 18 alleged criminals had been killed by mobs this year.
A 20-year-old became the 19th victim earlier this month when he was beaten to death after he attempted to rob a woman on her way to the train station.
Nearby commuters heard the woman’s screams for help and attacked the alleged robber with sticks and rocks.
In another incident this month, serial housebreaking suspect Siyabulela Ndzunga, 28, was strangled with an electric cable in a mob killing in Driftsands.
Weekend Argus