A Congolese immigrant was killed after attempting to steal a smartphone from a minor in Donholm.
The teen was walking to nearby shops when a man grabbed his arm and attempted to steal her phone.
Good Samaritans came to her rescue after she screamed for help.
The mob then swarmed the man with punches and kicks.
His attempts to flee the mob’s wrath were in vain, as he was pinned to the ground and fatally beaten.
Police arrived at the scene and found the man dead and the body was taken to a mortuary.
The identity of the man has yet to be revealed.
