Mob beats alleged child kidnapper and sets his car on fire

By Lamin Njie

A man suspected of kidnapping children and travelling with them in a car suffered injuries after he was intercepted and savagely beaten by an angry mob.

An unidentified man accused of stealing as many as five children was intercepted in Busumbala near the mosque on Thursday, a witness told The Fatu Network.

The man was seriously beaten and his car set on fire, the witness added.

Police in Farato raced to the scene and have taken the man into custody.