Suspected criminal stoned to death

The man was a suspect in a murder case, two rape cases, one attempted rape, one robbery, and three housebreaking cases

A suspected rapist was stoned to death in Lethabile, North West.

The 27-year-old man had apparently tried to rape the 19-year-old girl on Monday morning, Captain Adele Myburgh said in a statement.

Local residents went looking for him and a group of about 150 attacked him.

“The victim was stoned and assaulted until he died. [His] body was discovered by police and the scene was cordoned off with the help of the public order police unit.” 

No arrests had been made.

The man was a suspect in a murder case, two rape cases, one attempted rape, one robbery, and three housebreaking cases.

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