28
Jul
A suspected cable thief has been lynched while his tricycle burnt at Abogiri, a suburb of New Juaben South municipality in the Eastern region. The victim and two others reportedly went to the community Thursday night to steal electricity cables specifically copper wires connected to homes. After cutting cables of two houses, luck eluded them when residents who have been on high alert over recent surge in cable theft, pursued and apprehended the rider as two other accomplices escaped. The mob, tied him to a sign post, stripped naked and lynched him. The victim is alleged to have confessed that…