2 January 2009
A saying "ninety-nine days for rogue, one day for master" came to reality when angry residents of the VP Road Community mobbed a man said to be a hardened criminal to death.
Popularly known as "Tar Town Giant," the alleged criminal met his untimely death in the early hours of Monday. His lifeless remains lied in a pool of blood on the VP Road, as residents of the community swarmed the scene to glimpse at him.
Upon hearing the discovery of the body on the VP Road, our reporter rushed to the scene to ascertain circumstances surrounding his death. Several residents who spoke to our reporter said the late Tito was heading the criminal gang on the Old Road, those who constantly terrorized peaceful citizens.
According to the residents, Tar Town Giant, was a resident of the community, and a hardened and notorious criminal, whose gang of criminals have subjected residents to untold suffering, and caused sleepless nights, robbing, hijacking, and breaking into homes.
Residents claimed the deceased was mobbed to death after he was caught by some youth upon his return from robbing some people in the vicinity of the Gaye Town and other communities.
Some said he was apprehended on VP Road, a nearby suburb, as he and his friends tried to escape the scene. Unfortunately for him, eyewitnesses claimed,he was unable to escape, so the mob grabbed himand beat him to death.
Some of the residents of the community, who ran to the scene upon hearing news of the death of Tito danced and sang because, as they claimed, another nightmare has vanished from the community.
"We are happy over his death because he was the main person who led others to harm us".
"We know some of his colleagues are still alive at least we will sleep peacefully because Tito is no more to burglarize our home and thank God for taking away this criminal from on our back", a jubilant resident told our reporter.
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