Alleged mob justice leaves one dead, three injured.

A total of two men have been killed and three others injured after an apparent mob justice in Fleurhof, west of Johannesburg.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene at the block of flats to find fire services in attendance, battling the blaze that had taken hold on one of the flats.

On assessment, paramedics found the bodies of two men lying a short distance away from the flat. One had had sustained a stab wound to the back while the other had sustained serious burn wound. Both men showed no signs of life. Unfortunately, nothing could be done for these men and they were declared dead on the scene.

The remaining three men were found with bruises and lacerations over most of their bodies. They were treated for their injuries and thereafter transported to a nearby provincial hospital for urgent treatment.

Local authorities later told paramedics that four men had apparently stabbed another man. These four men had then been captured by the local community, assualted and locked in a flat, which they then set alight.

Fire services arrived on the scene and managed to pull the men from the burning flat.

Local authorities were on scene to investigate further.

Russel Meiring
ER24 Spokesperson