NORTH WEST police are on high alert after community members in Morokweng Village outside Vryburg allegedly set alight a house with three men inside on Tuesday afternoon, 24 May.
According to Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, reports suggest that an angry mob went to a rented house at Ga-Mokgopha section where the three men accused of drug dealing stayed.
“The house was allegedly pelted with stones and in the process of escaping the attack, the victims allegedly stabbed and injured some of the community members.
The group then chased the men who were accused of dealing in drugs and caught them. They were then taken back to the house, which was eventually set alight with the trio inside,” said Mokgwabone.
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He said the victims, aged between 22 and 36, burnt and died in the house.
“As a result, a case with charges of kidnapping, murder and arson was registered. Investigation into the matter is still underway. No one has been arrested,” said Mokgwabone.
North West police commissioner Lieutenant-General Sello Kwena said what happened on the day was inhumane and totally unacceptable.
“No human being should be subjected by another to any kind of brutal attack irrespective of the nature of the accusation. I would like to reiterate that taking the law into one’s hands is unlawful and those who are perpetrating such acts will be dealt with accordingly,” said Kwena.
