A young man suspected of stealing motorbikes in the Amenfi East Municipality of the Western Region had his luck run out when he was apprehended by furious locals.

In a video shared on the social media platform X, the alleged thief was seen enduring harsh treatment, including repeated punches to his stomach by a large man while he was handcuffed to an electric pole.

Unable to withstand the excruciating pain, the suspect was heard begging for mercy as his assailants continued the assault.

In a separate incident in Accra, a motorbike rider involved in phone snatching barely escaped with his life in Dansoman after seizing someone’s phone.

However, his motorbike, which he abandoned while fleeing with the stolen phone, was set on fire by bystanders who had witnessed the theft.