The young men were beaten up by angry residents and then set alight.
Death toll from Zandspruit mob justice incident rises to eight 22 May 2021 | tsalephalaleoriginal , TLO Image: internet The young men were beaten up by angry residents and then set alight . Another two youth have died after the mob justice incident in Zandspruit, northwest of Johannesburg, bringing the total number of deaths to eight. Police Minister Bheki Cele has visited Zandspruit and says he will return in three weeks with a report back. Zandpruit made headlines earlier this week following the brutal murder of youth accused of terrorising the community. It’s alleged that about 200 people from the informal settlement attacked a group of nine boys they suspected of robbing people in the area. The young men were then beaten up by angry residents and then set alight. Four of them died on the scene, the other five people were seriously injured in the attack and taken to hospital where another four succumbed to their injuries. Cele arrived in Zands...
