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 makeshift bonfire and pulled the woman by the hair onto the roaring flames.