Angry mob dishes out vicious punishment

One of three men who were allegedly trying to break into a church in Crofts Hill, Clarendon, yesterday, was beheaded by a group of angry residents.

The dead man has not yet been identified.

Reports from the police are that about 4 a.m., residents of the Pedro River community in the area reportedly saw the men trying to break into a church. It is alleged that an angry mob descended on the three men and rained blows on them. The angry residents also chopped off the head of one the men.

The police were alerted and when they went to the scene, the headless body of the man was found lying in the middle of the road. His head was reportedly found in a nearby gully.

The other two men are said to have escaped from the angry mob. The Crofts Hill police are investigating.