A suspected thief has been stoned to death in front of the Ashtown Methodist Church in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region.
Unknown assailants left the lifeless body of the deceased who is a well-built man at the back of the church building.
An eyewitness who spoke to the media disclosed that she heard the noise of people shouting and chasing the suspected thief around the area but was afraid to go near the scene.
“Yes, I heard the noise of some people beating the alleged thief but couldn’t go forward because I was afraid.
“I don’t know what he attempted to steal here but I woke up in the morning only to discover the body of the deceased at the back of the church building,” she stated.
Some residents in the area expressed worry over the rampant robbery attacks in the area and called on security in the metropolis to take necessary actions to curb the menace.
This particular incident, they noted was the tenth time a suspected thief was lynched to death in the area in the last four years.
While the residents were concerned about the serial killing of suspected robbers in the area, they were equally worried about how some thieves have been terrorizing residents in the area.
The body of the deceased was still left in a bush at the back of the church building as of the time of filing this report.
CCF’s crime prevention advocacy
Aside from paying for the fines of petty offenders, Crime Check Foundation (CCF) has been relentless in its advocacy to help reduce crime. It has introduced programmes including the latest ‘Stay Away From Trouble’ as part of its crime prevention advocacy project.
Through these programmes CCF cautions the general public against acts that could land them in trouble in a bid to curb crime.
The Foundation screens one-on-one interviews with prison inmates bringing to bear acts that landed them in prison and the difficulties they face in custody.
