JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Suspected cell phone thief was beaten by a mob in the central business district after allegedly snatching a woman’s phone in broad daylight.
According to eyewitnesses, the man attempted to flee, but bystanders began chasing him and caught up with him a short distance away. The enraged crowd then brutally beat him before the authorities arrived.
The incident sparked a debate on social media about rising street crime and public frustration over inadequate security. Available information does not indicate the condition the suspect was left in or whether anyone was arrested in connection with the incident.
