'According to information at our disposal, the boy allegedly robbed a pedestrian of her cellphone. The lady screamed and community members chased and caught him,' said police spokesperson Capt Mpande Khoza.
A teenager was beaten and stoned to death after being accused of stealing a cellphone in Soweto. File image.Police have yet to make an arrest after a 19-year-old male accused of theft was sjambokked and stoned to death by a mob, in Dlamini Extension 2, Soweto.
"According to information at our disposal, the boy allegedly robbed a pedestrian of her cellphone. The lady screamed and community members chased and caught him," said police spokesperson Capt Mpande Khoza. "They then assaulted him with all sorts of things including sjamboks and stones. We have not made any arrest as yet." The beating took place on Thursday.
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