A suspected thief has been beaten to death by residents of Tafo Four Miles in the Ashanti Region.
The deceased was reportedly a member of a gang of thieves who stormed the area to steal but was caught by an angry mob who pursued the group.
According to a committee member of the area, Mr Emmanuel, the residents in the area heard screams of thieves being pursued.
He claimed that the person died a few minutes after he was attacked by the angry mob.
He stated that he discovered the deceased’s body covered in plantain leaves when he arrived on the scene.
He added that the enraged mob could not indicate exactly what the young man and the escaped gang stole.
”They couldn’t say what the young man and his associates stole, but residents said they heard screams of thieves being pursued. Three of them (alleged gang members) were able to flee, but the one who was assaulted was unlucky. He was beaten to a pulp. He was not dead when I was informed, but he was dead when I arrived on the scene.
He also indicated that stealing and robbery were prevalent in the area.
“Just this morning, when the incident occurred, a resident who was attending to nature’s call returned to find her room broken into and a young man with her television and decoder,” he said.
“The suspected thief shoved her aside and fled before she could say anything,” he added
