PORT ELIZABETH - MOTHERWELL MAN SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AND SET ALIGHT WITH BURNING TYRES

The burnt body of 20-year-old Luzuko Simanga was discovered this morning just after 07:00 in bushes behind the Vukani shack area, NU9, Motherwell. A family member alleged that Luzuko was woken up at 03:00 by a person suspected to have been known by Luzuko. He then left his home in Ngwevana Street (about 300 metres away from where he was found) with this person.

His burnt body was found four hours later and the SAPS were alerted. SAPS suspects that he was killed and his body set alight with burning tyres, after his attackers allegedly accused him of theft of power cables.

The Motherwell Cluster Commander, Major General Dawie Rabie strongly condemned this killing and said "Persons taking part in vigilante killings (mob justice) immediately becomes killers themselves. Our community must refrain from taking the law into their own hands to commit assaults and murders on other persons or suspected criminals."

via - SAPS