7 set on fire in grim mob justice incidents in Diepsloot
Diepsloot is back in the headlines after seven people were brutally killed in what appears to be two separate instances of mob violence.
The first incident which rocked the crime-ridden township north of Johannesburg took place on Friday evening, and the second in the early hours of Saturday morning.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that in both incidents, the victims were assaulted and burnt by a mob,” said police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo.
Diepsloot ‘vigilante’ killings? Two ‘stoned and necklaced’
City of Joburg public safety MMC Mgcini Tshwaku told a local publication that the Joburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) responded to a call about two bodies in the street of Diepsloot’s Extension 13 around 11 pm on Friday.
According to Tshwaku, police officers found that two men had been “stoned and necklaced” upon their arrival at the crime scene.
“Both victims were certified dead on the scene,” he added.
Vigilantism a ‘serious criminal offence’ – Police
Tshwaku said that while the officers were at the scene, they received a call about another attack in Extension 12 where they found another five burnt bodies.
“The motive for the killings cannot be confirmed at this stage. As the police in Gauteng, we strongly condemn acts of vigilantism and the community taking the law into their own hands, as that constitutes a serious criminal offence,” said Masondo.
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