Residents beat bandit….he dies hours after

Police say around 3.30 m today Mahendra Persaud, 32, of Good Hope, ECD, reported that he had caught a man who was found stealing from his house.
 
The police responded and found Kurt Mayers of Better Hope South, ECD, lying naked on the ground with his hands and feet tied and marks of violence about his body. A bag which Mahendra claimed was found in Mayers’ possession was handed over to the police and contained a quantity of jewellery, a cell phone and a torchlight. Mayers was taken to the GPHC where he was admitted under guard and later succumbed while receiving medical treatment.
Four men have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.
As information unfolds Caribbean Trakker will keep you posted.