A suspected thief was lynched by angry residents of Oboutumpan, a farming community in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The suspect, Kweku Attah, who had been identified by community members as a serial thief, met his untimely death after he was caught stealing electrical cables in the early hours of Sunday, July 2.
The unknown vigilantes who caught him subjected him to severe beatings before amputating his wrist. He bled profusely before passing out at the centre of the town, where his body was covered with leaves.
Personnel from the Koforidua Central Police Station, who were informed about the incident, retrieved the suspect’s body to aid with their investigations.
Meanwhile, the Assemblyman for Nyamekrom Electoral Area, Nana Boaheng Enoch, who described the recent activities of thieves as a nuisance, urged community members not to take the law into their own hands but rather hand over criminals to the police.
Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) / Ahotoronline.com
