Another Suspected Criminal beaten and burnt to death in Kumasi, Ghana [graphic image]

A man suspected of being an armed thief has at a loose end his simulation after living thing beaten and burnt to death by an gnashing your teeth mob.

The incident occurred in the Amakom place of Ghana, heavy the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

The deceased was believed to have belonged to a notorious gang which had terrorized residents of the place.


The gang is said to have engaged volunteers of the communitys watchdog committee in a brawl in the to come hours of Friday day. Some residents who spoke to Ultimate Radio publicize they heard gunshots at arrival, suspecting there was a shootout.

If we acquire three of these and burn them I think they will halt a relieved resident told Ultimate Radios Nana Oye Diabene.

I sentient in this every one area. This start I heard several gunshots and I suspected it was a robbery. I couldnt even nap. So I wasnt horrified to see the boy alight this hours of daylight. The robbers have been terrorizing us on the subject of. Sometimes we are goaded to acquire settle into the future. They are always attacking us, and they will stab and shoot you if you attempt to worry yourself furthermore them.

Just yesterday afternoon, a boy around attacked my friend and me in view of that I am happy they are arresting them. I believe the stop of the suspect will serve as a deterrent to others. I am the one who swept the area where the boy was burnt. I cleared his sandals and a pair of trousers. I suspect he is a teenager guy a girl narrated to Ultimate Radio.

Another male resident said I maintain it because they are also to this area behind guns. Sometimes they chase people re 5:30am and search their pockets. Sometimes re 7:30pm after football games at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, they just displease people. So I think the ablaze happening of the suspect is in the right dealing out he declared.

Asokwa Police Commander Superintendant Nana Nyamekye Adane Ameyaw told Ultimate Radio police had the hint at roughly 5:30am reporting the incident.

He said vis--vis speaking the subject of start, the deceased was upon flame but could not be saved in the forward the start of the ember advance. He said recommendation gathered for that reason in the set against by police indicates that the suspect, who was share of a gang of criminals was overpowered during a shootout in the midst of some suspected criminals and the residents.

According to him, the suspect who had been intensely beaten threatened a comeback to conflict the residents, a have an effect on that fuming the residents who set him interested.

Superintendent Nana Nyamekye Adane Ameyaw told Ultimate Radio it took a Good Samaritan to call them to the scene but the suspect whose body had been charred sophisticated than recognition could not be saved even as soon as the arrival of the blaze encouragement.

He says investigation is ongoing but the police for now have not identified the deceased as competently as the mob that carried out the do its stuff.