Six Plumtree men allegedly fatally assaulted a man from Ndolwane they suspected of stealing a goat.
Matabeleland South acting police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Stanford Mguni, said the lifeless body of Soza Dube (52) was found in a bedroom hut on August 24.
The suspects Qiniso Ncube (38), Honest Sola, Justin Nkomo (60), Malcom Sicelo Ncube (24), Mayibongwe Nyathi (27), Lyton Ncube (28) and Mulu Nyathi (20) are facing murder charges.
They allegedly took turns beating him all over with switches on charges of stock theft.
“It is very unfortunate that someone died in this incident,” Mguni said.
“As police we acknowledge that people have the right to conduct what is called a citizen’s arrest, but that they must hand that individual over to the police instead of taking the law into their own hands.”