A notorious thief in his late 20s has been arrested for stealing an amount of money and other items at Abura Obohen in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region.
The report indicates that the suspect, Kwame Moree was on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 around 4:30am caught in the act of stealing from the room of a widow.
The woman who was in her bedroom had noticed the suspect’s presence in her house, was closely monitoring him when he entered the hall to steal.
But when she was just about to grab the items, she shouted at him and he took to his heels but fortunately or unfortunately left his mobile phone in the room after taking the items away.
Residents in the area traced the owner of the phone and finally got him arrested at his hideout.
The angry youth in the community beat him mercilessly and tied him with a rope to an electricity pole.
It took the intervention of the Chief and Opinion Leaders of the town to intervene and prevent him from being set ablaze after the youth had splashed petrol on his body.
According to reports, the suspect is an ex-convict who went to jail for stealing.
Speaking in an interview, some residents said the suspect is a known thief who has previously been caught stealing people’s farm produce, goats among other items.
They have threatened after several announcements have been made to kill anybody caught in the act of stealing in the community since it’s getting out of hand.
Meanwhile, the suspect has been sent to the Police Station for investigations to retrieve the stolen items.
Credit: Kasapafmonline.com