Cape Town – Limpopo police have arrested six people after two suspected robbers were stoned to death in an alleged mob attack.
The six aged between 27 and 43, were expected to appear in the Phalala Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on two counts of murder.
One person was arrested on Monday while five more were arrested on Tuesday in Witpoort, the police said in a statement.
According to police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, the two men were accused of robbing a foreigner-owned shop in Senoela village.
“On Wednesday, 4 January, the local community members gathered after the alleged suspects attacked the owner of one of the shops with pepper spray and demanded cash. The shop owner allegedly called for help, and community members responded,” said Mojapelo.
The men managed to flee but were later traced to their homes in a nearby village and taken back to the shop and stoned to death by the angry mob, Mojapelo said.
He said: “The deceased suspects were identified as Duncan Mabila (25) and the other as only Steve reportedly from Zimbabwe.”
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe said the arrests should send out a strong message that the police will not tolerate of acts of lawlessness.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
