A man accused of robbing a scholar of his cellphone was severely assaulted by mob yesterday (Monday).
It was gathered that the suspect ran into a shop and locked himself in the toilet after the robbery in Verulam CBD, South Africa. A mob gathered outside the salon and demanded that the suspect be handed over to them.
Upon arrival, police officers removed the injured man from the toilet. It was established that he and an accomplice robbed a scholar of his cellphone. The incident was witnessed by the public who chased the two suspects and managed to apprehend one of them.
They assaulted the suspect with sticks before he broke free and ran into the salon where he locked himself in the toilet. The second suspect was not apprehended and the victim’s cellphone was not recovered.
The suspect was handed over to Police.