Mob beats attacker to death
2008-06-07 18:33
Johannesburg - A man was beaten to death after stabbing two people, including a police officer, at the Ncamedlana farm in Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Saturday.
Superintendent Mike Fatyela said the 32-year-old man stabbed a man with a knife after a quarrel at 10:00.
"Police were alerted about the incident. When they arrived at the scene, one of the police officers was also stabbed by the man.
"An angry crowd beat the man to death using sticks and stones," said Fatyela.
The man who was stabbed and the policeman were taken to a local hospital and their conditions were stable, he said.
Police had arrested four men for the murder, said Fatyela.
- SAPA