Another suicide in Mathangwane
Friday, March 26, 2010
This comes hardly a week after another man allegedly committed suicide in the same village after attempting to kill his girlfriend.
According to the Commander of Tatitown Police Station Superintendent Tebogo Madisa, the latest incident was reported around 9am, while the man must have committed suicide the previous night.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...