A suspected armed robber has been reportedly burnt alive\u00a0by residents of Asawase in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n
According to an eyewitness,\u00a0<\/strong>Emelia Anogye, the incident occurred specifically at Dogo Moro park.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”ISc7DAng5l52CNATjAC9FkMY7uKQFdS7″]In very graphic pictures seen by citifmonlinec.om<\/strong>, some residents were spotted standing around the lifeless burnt body.<\/p>\n Narrating the incident to Citi News<\/strong>,Emelia said the residents beat the 20-year-old \u00a0up and set him on fire after he resisted an attempted arrest.<\/p>\n “They beat the guy very well…As\u00a0 of now I can’t tell what he stole but reports indicate that he pulled up a scissors to attack them when they tried arresting him so they ended up beating him.”<\/p>\n Kumasi has over the years recorded a number of similar incidents that have in some cases led to the death of victims involved.<\/p>\n The situation is also rife in other regions including the Greater Accra region, Northern Region<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>among others.<\/p>\n In September, two suspected armed arrested in Kasoa died a mob meted out instant justice to them<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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