Twenty-Five (25) year old Kwabena Kaya, a resident of Akyemfo Nakessedo in Saltpond in the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central Region has graciously survived  lynching after he was allegedly caught on the act to steal coconut.

The suspected thief who is identified to be a coconut seller was allegedly found on a coconut tree at Netro, a suburb of Mankessim on the attempt to plug off coconut fruits without any authorization.

Irate residents who complained to have been experiencing thievery in area lately, decided to stone the suspect to death but for the timely intervention of a police patrol team from the Mankessim Police Division.

The incident is said to have occurred on Monday evening, August 14, 2023 around 8:30pm.

Residents in an interview told Sompa News Eric Annan that the suspect who failed to plug a single coconut off the coconut tree after been caught, refused to claim down the tree upon several frightening until the arrival of the police.

Suspect is currently with the Mankessim Police Command assisting in investigation as the police seeks to find his family over a possible bail grant.

Source//Sompaonline.com/Eric Annan