Mob beats three to death - cops
2006-08-06 20:40
Cape Town - A mob allegedly beat three men to death at Samora Machel informal settlement near Nyanga, said Western Cape police on Sunday.
Captain Randall Stoffels said the bodies of the men, believed to be in their 20s, were discovered by a passer-by on Steve Biko Street on Sunday afternoon.
"The men were found on the road and it is believed that they were beaten to death with bricks, stones and sticks."
The men were believed to be part of a group of eight men who were assaulted by members of the public after they had tried to rob a passer-by.
"The motive for the incident has not been established yet," said Stoffels.
- SAPA