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Mob Kills Three Suspected Of Stealing Children In Ecuador

A mob in Ecuador killed three people mistakenly suspected of stealing children, police said on Tuesday. Officials said those three were not in fact accused of such … Continue reading Mob Kills Three Suspected Of Stealing Children In Ecuador


Residents of the town look at a burning taxi set on fire by a a violent mob that lynched -during an unclear incident- two men and a woman whom they accuse of stealing children and were travelling on it, police authorities informed, at Posorja, Ecuador on October 16, 2018. Nicole CASSANELLO / AFP
Residents of the town look at a burning taxi set on fire by a violent mob that lynched -during an unclear incident- two men and a woman whom they accuse of stealing children and were traveling on it, police authorities informed, at Posorja, Ecuador on October 16, 2018.
Nicole CASSANELLO / AFP

A mob in Ecuador killed three people mistakenly suspected of stealing children, police said on Tuesday.

Officials said those three were not in fact accused of such a crime but rather had been arrested on suspicion of stealing money and cell phones.

When they were brought to a police station in the southwest town of Posorja, a crowd outside overpowered officers and beat the detainees to death with rocks and sticks. Footage of the attack circulated on social media.

The mob also burned a taxi and six motorcycles. Three police were injured.

Police at the station tried in vain to convince the mob that the suspects were not accused of abducting children.

AFP