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She screamed for help and the community chased him and assaulted him,\u201d says Capt. Stephen Thakeng, media liaison officer for the Lejweleputswa SAPS.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe allegedly attacked the woman and tried to rob her of her cellphone. She screamed for help and the community chased him and assaulted him,\u201d says Capt. Stephen Thakeng, media liaison officer for the Lejweleputswa SAPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thakeng says she then apparently walked back home, and when she returned to the scene there were a lot of people and the suspect was lying on the ground. He had been beaten badly. While he was lying there he said his name was Pule Mthimkhulu, says Thakeng. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welkom Police members and the ambulance were called and he was taken to the hospital. He was unconscious and never regained consciousness. 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