A furious mob lynched a suspected arsonist being held in police cells - before throwing her onto a bonfire
The 30-year-old woman was being held on suspicion of causing a fire that killed a two-year-old boy in Novo Aripuana, Brazil, on Monday.A mob of around 500 residents stormed the police station and broke down the doors of the holding cell before dragging her outside on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Daily Mirror, locals torched impounded cars to start a make-shift bonfire and pulled the woman by the hair onto the roaring flames.
The lynched woman had been arrested on Monday on suspicion of breaking into and setting fire to a house in which there were seven people inside including three children.A two year-old boy was burned alive in the fire, causing fury among locals.
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