The latest killings add to the scores of people who have been murdered in the Angelo informal settlement in recent months.
Police are investigating the lynching of three young men suspected of being involved in the violent crime spree in Boksburg, reportsBoksburg police confirmed the incidents and stated that the first suspect, a man in his 20s, was reportedly stoned to death near the Angelo railway station on April 13, for his alleged involvement in terrorising the community.Boksburg SAPS spokesperson Const Ntsako Ledwaba said: “The killed man suffered injuries all over his body and was certified dead on the scene.
He suffered multiple injuries, and a toy gun resembling a real firearm was reportedly found next to the body. It is suspected that he and his accomplices were using the toy gun to rob residents. Prior to the other three incidents, the Boksburg police reported that a fourth person was found dead with a bullet wound in his chest in the informal settlement on April 12. The motive for his murder remains unclear, but police have registered a murder case.Also on April 12, two suspects survived the jaws of mob justice after they allegedly robbed two women of their personal belongings while walking along the pathway in the veld on Solomon Road in Lilianton.
The victims told the police that they were walking along the area making their way to work when the two men armed with a knife confronted them and demanded money and cellphones. They grabbed a victim’s bag, containing her personal belongings, and started to run away.
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