A Nigerian student has been reportedly beaten to death by an angry mob after he attempted to rape a woman in an elevator.
According to reports in Malayonline, an unidentified Nigerian
student was allegedly beaten to death by
residents of Flora Damansara apartments, for attempting to rape a woman inside an elevator in the Middle East
country on September 23.
Read:"Black Sheep: 38-yr-old Nigerian man sentenced to prison for
rape"
The
reports state that the student had stalked the woman into the lift and
attempted to forcefully have carnal knowledge of her when she raised an alarm
which attracted several people who rescued her and descended on the culprit,
beating him to a pulp before he was rescued by the police but he later gave up
the ghost due to the severe injuries he sustained.
The
Petaling Jaya Police Chief, ACP Azmi Abu Kassim,
disclosed that the suspect died at the Mutiara Damansara police station an hour
after policemen took him into custody.
The
police chief added that policemen were told the suspect had attempted to rape a
woman inside a lift and while waiting to be put in a holding cell in the police
station, the suspect was handcuffed and lying on the floor.
He
disclosed that the suspect had injuries on the right side of his head, and had
scratch marks on his legs and hand and the police were waiting for a post
mortem report.
“We received a call from the security manager of the apartment who
informed us of the incident. When police arrived at 8.20 pm, the suspect was
surrounded by 20 to 30 people and his hands were tied.
The victim put up a fight and screamed for help as the lift door
opened and several men who were in the area caught the suspect.
The suspect was then taken to the police station at 8.45 pm. He
was fine and he even walked into the station accompanied by policemen.
However, we found him unconscious when one of the officers checked
on him. A medical officer examined the suspect and pronounced him dead,” Kassim stated.
