What has this world come to? Beating up elderly is the sickest thing

http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=4&id=1197015107

25 nabbed for killing two elderly people

By Times Reporter

POLICE in Nchelenge have rounded up 25 villagers suspected to have poisoned and later battered to death two elderly people on suspicion that they were practicing witchcraft.
Luapula Province police chief, Kedric Zombe identified the deceased as Saphira Chola, 70 and Peter Kasalaulo 64 both of Kasalaulo village in Nchelenge district.
Mr Zombe said police picked up the 25 people to assist with investigations but after screening, 12 were identified to have taken part in the beating of the two while the 13 were released.
He said the deceased were battered by the mob after word went round that that they were responsible for the death of Sara Chishala of the same village.
He said it was sad that people in the area decided to take the law into their own hands and warned that police would not hesitate to bring to book perpetrators.
ZANIS reports that Nchelenge district commissioner, Wilson Kasoloko said the team from Nchelenge police station rounded up the 25 suspects in the early hours of Wednesday at Kasalaulo village in Chieftainess Kanyembo’s area, which is about 30 kilometres from Nchelenge boma.
Mr Kasoloko said police who were led by officer-in-charge, Adamson Chikonde apprehended 14 men and 11 women, among them a chief’s retainer known as Mulenga Wampanga.
He said when Chishala, who had been ill for a long time passed away, the villagers descended on Chola and headman Kasalaulo and battered them to death using machetes, stones and sticks.
He said police who rushed to the area found the bodies of the two elderly people with multiple injuries.
Mr Kasoloko has warned perpetrators of instant mob justice in the district that the Government would not take lightly to such barbaric acts and would use every means within its powers to ensure that the trend was brought to an end.
He said the Government had established channels of settling differences such as courts and there was no need for people to take the law in their own hands.
Mr Kasoloko called on traditional leaders to take a leading role in sensitising their subjects on the dangers of seeking help from witch finders whenever they are sick.

I find it's a sad state of affairs when a thread like this doesn't get a response. How desensitised we have become to the horrors of this world.

Lock 'em up, throw away the key, make them eat the key, have them shit the key out and eat it, have them raped by wild boars, then eaten by manatees, then have their balls cut off. No trial, no jury, straight executioner.

Straight 'outta Compton.

KILL THE BASTARDS!!!!!111!1!2

What is this sick world coming to??

They beat her up because they thought she was a witch? Well who's to say she isn't! That doesn't give them the right to do this. This is a prime example of gang violence and obviously they learned about gang violence by playing the Grand Theft Auto and The Godfather video games! Something needs to be done.

Scumbags.

WTG Blib!

Needless to say, but all the victims are in my prayers.

^^ Agreed. I pray to God for their well-doing in Heaven.