Fifteen people have been arrested, after they allegedly set fire to a businessman's vehicles, and broke down a wall at his home in a village near Lehurutshe in North West.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Thulani Ngubane says local residents accused the man of being involved in a ritual murder, after a body was found next to his business premises.
He says close to 350 angry community members allegedly gathered and held a meeting , before going to the business premises.
Ngubane says the community members allegedly set fire to a bakkie and a sedan, and damaged the property of the man they accused of murder.
They also destroyed a wall and broke windows of the building.
The 15 will appear in Court on Monday.