Salt & Pepper: mob justice for robbery suspect

PHOENIX – A robbery suspect was seriously injured after he was beaten by a mob in Westham yesterday morning. RUSA reaction officers were called out to the scene at approximately 11:32.

On their arrival, officers established that three suspects robbed a couple for two cellphones and cash at knifepoint before they fled on foot. The victim followed the robbers and apprehended one of the men with assistance from the public.

They recovered one cellphone belonging to the victim and an Okapi knife used in the robbery. The mob bound the suspects hands behind his back and began assaulting him. The suspect was released after the victim declined to register a criminal case.