(CMR) A man mistaken for suspected serial abductor Davian Bryan was killed by residents in St Thomas, Jamaica, Wednesday morning.
The Jamaica Gleaner reported that the incident happened sometime before 8 a.m. Reports are that the man, who residents say is unknown to the area, was spotted in the community. Residents raised an alarm, and he was chased.
The man ran across the Yallahs River into bushes where he was pursued and attacked. The man who received several stab wounds was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to the Gleaner report, the police indicated the incident was a case of mistaken identity as residents thought that the man was Davian Bryan, the main suspect in the separate abductions of nine-year-old Phylisa Prussia on Thursday, October 14, and 13-year-old Winshae Barrett on Saturday, October 16 in Bath, St Thomas.
Both girls were rescued two days after they were abducted. Residents in the parish have been on edge since the incidents, with many fearful that the Bryan may attack again.
Following the man's death on Wednesday, the police denounced the residents' action and warned against acts of jungle justice.
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