5 Community Members in Court for Allegedly Beating 1 Man to Death and Injuring Another During Mob Justice

• Three men and two women appeared at the New Brighton magistrate's court in Gqeberha for murder and attempted murder charges
• The five community members allegedly beat the two men after the deceased's sister's Sassa card allegedly went missing
• It is reported that the matter of the missing Sassa card was reported to community members who took matters into their hands and beat up the suspects

GQEBERHA - Five Zwide community members allegedly beat a 31-year-old man to death over his sister's missing Sassa card.

Reports in the media indicate that the deceased's sister reported him to the community after confronting him about the card.

According to TimesLIVE, 30 community members took the law into their hands and took the accused to a local park and beat them with sjamboks, water pipes and sticks.

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Provincial police spokesperson Col Priscilla Naidu said the deceased was found dead after the beating. She said:

"About 30 people arrived at the house and took the duo to a nearby park, where they were assaulted with sjamboks, water pipes and sticks. They were later brought back and on the following morning, January 8, Kana was found dead in the house."

Authorities condemn the attack

Authorities have condemned communities for taking the law into their hands. News24 reports that Nelson Mandela Bay district commissioner Maj-Gen Vuyisile Ncata said members of the public should inform the police after arresting the suspects.

"Every citizen must abide by the law and inform police of any suspect/s or call the police if you (the community) managed to arrest an alleged suspect to avoid any further criminal acts through mob justice."

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Pretoria Bolt driver’s alleged murderer arrested after tip-off leads police to Eersterust man’s location

In other news, Briefly News reported that a tip-off to the Garsfontein police led to the arrest of the alleged killer of the law student who was murdered on his first day as a Bolt driver.

Tsireledzo Wanga Mphaphuli was robbed and stabbed by passengers who requested a ride from Garsfontein to Eersterust in December 2022.

The 20-year-old student managed to drive away from the scene of the stabbing and got as far as George Hood Street in Eersterust where community members called the police.

Source: Briefly News