A SUSPECTED thief has been lynched after a failed attempt to rob a lady
of her bag.
The sad
incident happened at Kenyasi, near Kumasi, last Thursday morning.
The thief, who
was in the company of two other criminals, attacked the lady in public to take
away her bag.
Sensing danger,
the lady screamed for help and that attracted a sizeable number of young men to
the scene.
The charged
youth then gave the three suspected thieves a wild chase but two of them
managed to escape.
The third
suspect ran to a community cemetery in the area to hide but he was grabbed by
his pursuers.
Eyewitnesses
claimed the mob continually asked the thief to name his accomplices but he
refused to talk.
His lack of co-operation
angered the mob, who then applied instant justice to end his life within few
minutes.
The mob
reportedly hit the suspect with all manner of items, including cement blocks,
to take away his life.
Thieves have
been tormenting residents of Kenyasi in recent times with their illegal activities,
reports have indicated.
According to
reports, the angry mob, therefore, decided to lynch the thief to serve as a
warning to other criminals.
At the time of
filing this report, the body of the suspected thief was still lying at the
cemetery.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi
