A man from Missionvale in Gqeberha was brutally murdered in a mob justice incident on Wednesday after community members accused him of being involved in criminal activities.
Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg says Algoa Park police responded to a complaint at the Salt Pans yesterday where they found the body of 25-year-old Sibusiso Damsi.
She says community members forced him out of his house before assaulting him and setting him alight.
Police later arrested one suspect who will appear in the New Brighton Magistrates Court his week on a charge of murder.
SAPS urged the community not to take the law into their own hands.
Captain Janse van Rensburg says communities have been warned on numerous occasions but have chosen to ignore their call and must now account for their actions.
A disturbing video of Damsi being burnt to death has been widely shared on social media.
