South Africa

EC residents kill two suspected robbers

31 August 2011 - 18:07 By Sapa
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An injured man beaten in a mob justice incident- after The Red Ants evicted illegal tenants from a building on the corner of Jeppe and Nugget Street in Johannesburg. Pic: Alon Skuy. 16/10/2007. © The Times.
An injured man beaten in a mob justice incident- after The Red Ants evicted illegal tenants from a building on the corner of Jeppe and Nugget Street in Johannesburg. Pic: Alon Skuy. 16/10/2007. © The Times.
Image: Alon Skuy

Two men were killed by an angry crowd near Mthatha after they tried to rob a shop on Wednesday.

The residents chased and caught the men after they came out of a shop in Ngqeleni at 1pm, Lt-Col Mzukisi Fatyela said.

Full details of the attempted robbery were not immediately available.

The mob beat the robbers with stones and other objects until one of them died. His accomplice was certified dead on arrival at Canzibe Hospital.

Two murder cases had been opened. No arrests were made.

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