Daily Sun (October 7 2013) - IT WAS not the first time the nyaope addict had broken into their spaza shop. But this time the angry community had run out of patience . . . SO THEY CUT OFF SIX OF HIS FINGERS!
When the shop was broken into late on Friday night, it was the third time the shop had been robbed. This time, as before, airtime and money was stolen.
The 19-year-old man allegedly packed the money and airtime into a bag - but he had run out of luck because he was seen coming from the shop.
Cries of "Vimba! Vimba!" were heard in the streets of Grasmere, south of Joburg. The young man dropped the bag and tried to run away, but it was too late. The people chased and caught him. When they opened the bag they found the stolen goods.
His pleas fell on deaf ears and he was brutally beaten, but the worst horror was still to come.
A member of the group produced a panga.