A robber, who together with a colleague attempted to snatch a bag from its owner but could not succeed, has been lynched and burnt to death by an angry mob on the Spintex Road in Accra.

The robber, who was said to be riding an unregistered motorbike with his colleague, initially slashed the left hand of a phone card dealer on the Spintex Road, close to the On the Run restaurant, when they attempted snatching the dealer's handbag from him and he resisted with a sharp butcher's knife.

Briefing DAILY GUIDE, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Michael H. Addae, the District Crime Officer at the Sakumono Police Headquarters, noted that Solomon Amu Blay, a phone card dealer, at about 4:30pm reported his ordeal in the hands of the robbers to the police, after which he was issued with a police medical report form to attend hospital.

He stated that at about 7pm the same day, his outfit again received a report that the same gang who attacked the phone card dealer had spotted at the First Avenue Chemical Shop in the same area.

According to the ACP, the robbers attempted snatching a handbag from a lady, but the pillion rider fell from the motorbike they used in the failed operation. The other robber riding the motorbike managed to speed off.

ACP Addae further stated that since the scene of the first incident was not far from the second one, some unknown persons identified the robbers as the same gang who attacked the first victim.

He added that the police had a distress call from an unknown person informing the police that an armed robber who attempted to rob someone had been arrested and lynched by an angry mob.

He stated that he quickly deployed his men to the scene to rescue the suspect, adding that at the time of their arrival at the scene, they spotted the lifeless body of the said robber surrounded with lorry tires and dry wood set ablaze.

ACP Addae noted that the police personnel quickly scattered the fire, after which they put it out and retrieved the lifeless body.

He said when the body was removed, it was burnt beyond recognition, noting that it has since been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue pending autopsy.

ASP Addae advised pedestrians to be wary of such people and also ensure that their bags are secured.

He also entreated them to always walk in pairs since such robbers attack persons who always walk alone, adding that businessmen and women should also desist from keeping huge sums of monies on them since such miscreants are always very observant. From Vincent Kubi, Sakumono

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