A man has been tragically killed publicly after being subjected to a most excruciating form of torture by two brothers.
Lucky Moreki
A South African man, identified as Lucky Moreki, has been gruesomely killed.
He was killed by two cousins who ganged up against him.
According to Daily Sun SA, the two cousins were robbed and decided to hunt down the man who stole from them.
But while trying to deal with the person who stole from, they ended killing the wrong man.
In a case of mistaken identity, Lucky, a 28-year-old, was dragged from his friend’s shack, beaten, stabbed and hacked. He was then hung from electricity pylons in an open field.
The incident occurred after Lucky’s friend was allegedly seen in his neighbour’s yard in the early hours of last Sunday.
Daily Sun SA reports that residents of Bophelong in the Vaal, South of Joburg, woke up to a gruesome murder scene when Lucky’s body was found hanging from the pylon.
But his family only found out three days later that the man hanging from the pylons was their son and brother!
Lucky’s younger brother, Basa Moreki, said his death has left his mum shattered.
“We heard of the body found kilometres from our house but we never thought it was Lucky. A picture of the man hanging from the electricity pylons circulated on Facebook and we heard people talking about it but never thought it could be our brother.”
Lucky’s distraught mum, Popi Mohlouoa (48), said when they heard the news, they went to the Vanderbijlpark cop shop to identify his body.
“How can people simply kill someone they suspect might have stolen from them? What hurts most is that his killers admitted they killed the wrong man,” said Popi.
Police spokeswoman Sergeant Gertrude Makhale said two suspects, both aged 21, were arrested. They appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court yesterday on charges of murder.
The case was postponed to 3 November.