CaPe Town - Residents in Kosovo informal settlement in Philippi took the law into their own hands when they allegedly beat a 30-year-old man to death. They had accused him of raping a woman at 2am on Sunday.
Kosovo Community Policing Forum chairperson Luvuyo Mamba said the suspect was caught at neighbouring Samora Machel close to the rape incident.
Mamba said the alleged rapist was not from the area.
Mamba said: “We do not want to see these kinds of incidents taking place in our area, especially after we had a meeting recently with residents.
One of the things we discussed was that it’s unacceptable to take the law into our own hands.”
He said they called the nearby mobile police station in Samora Machel but could not get help.
“Then we went to the police station and there was one police officer,” Mamba said.
“The police arrived hours after the incident.”
Police spokesperson Andre Traut said there was no confirmation as yet that the killing was over the rape. No one has been arrested.
“The death of a 30-year-old male is being investigated.
“He was allegedly beaten to death in Kosovo informal settlement,” Traut said.
Traut asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stop on 086001011 or SMS Crime Line on 32211.
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