Ten nabbed for killing thief
2010-03-13 22:05
Johannesburg - Ten people were arrested for allegedly beating a suspected stock thief to death, police said.
Captain Lingisile Magama said the community members were arrested in Dutywa, near Butterworth, on Saturday after a 62-year-old man's body was dropped off at his house on Saturday morning.
He was accused of stealing a sheep on Friday.
"The community caught him last night (Friday), questioned him and then assaulted him," said Magama.
"The community said they apparently had evidence against him."
Before he was killed, the deceased had allegedly been slaughtering several sheep at his homestead.
His body was then loaded onto a wheelbarrow and dumped at his home.
- SAPA