Missing Robelela woman found dead

The woman, who lived at a cattle post on the outskirts of Robelela, was reported missing by her family on Wednesday after she left home intending to travel to Mmadinare Clinic for a check-up and never returned. According to Selebi-Phikwe Police Station commander, Superintendent Moathodi Makumula, the deceased was found on Friday at around 6:30am by a passerby lying in a pool of blood along a roadside on the outskirts of the village. 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…