An attempt by three armed robbers to snatch a taxi from its driver at Dansoman in Accra early yesterday led to the lynching of a young man suspected by a mob to be among the robbers.
Bronze Attamah, said to be in his early 20s met his untimely death at the Kitkat Park, Dansoman Estate; when the cab driver raised the alarm and some residents of the area caught up with him and meted out instant justice.
His supposed accomplices escaped.
An eye witness said that the gang stopped the cabbie at about 2:00am at the Kitkat area and ordered him to step out of the car and surrender his car keys.
However, the driver sped off to a safe place and raised an alarm, waking up some residents in the area who came to his aid.
The robbers took to their heels but the mob caught up with Attamah and beat him to death.
When contacted, Chief Inspector E.K Danso of the Dansoman Police Station, confirmed the incident and stated that the body had been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for autopsy pending further investigations.
He said he was informed about the incident later in the morning
Later, a woman, Mavis Attamah who claimed to be a sister of the deceased also reported the matter to the police and helped in identifying the body.
Source: The Ghanaian Times
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