Elvis Nyathi was a man from Zimbabwe who was working as a gardener in South Africa, he was stoned and burned alive in Diepsloot by a mob.
Elvis Nyathi died a tragic death and the video of his death is going viral on social media platforms as of now, he was burned alive and stoned to death by a group of people who have taken the law into their own hands according to Times Live.
Nyathi was demanded to produce an identity that he could not provide to the xenophobic mob resulting in his death. He was first tortured and later burned and beaten to death by the people who were searching the neighborhood for illegal immigrants.
Let us learn more about Elvis Nyathi and take a closer look at his video and death cause.
Who Is Elvis Nyathi? Pictures And Video Details
Elvis Nyathi was a Zimbabwean immigrant to South Africa who was working as a gardener.
He worked in the Fourways neighborhood of Johannesburg, South Africa, and lived at Diepsloot, a few meters away from where he was burned alive.
Nyathi’s clear picture revealing his face has not come to the surface yet but the video of Elvis’s brutal killing has been trending on the internet as of now, and people have shared the news and video on their social media accounts as well.
In the video trending on Twitter, Elvis is seen being burned alive and growling for help while two other people are seen beating him with long sticks. One person is seen pouring a liquid over him, the liquid seems to be a highly flammable one, possibly gasoline or kerosene.
While the crowd is seen torturing him, people are also seen watching him die in agony standing around the scene of the incident. The video is horrifying to most of the viewers.
What Happened To Elvis Nyathi In Diepsloot? Death Cause
Elvis Nyathi was brutally killed in Diepsloot according to ShowBiz Corner.
He was suspected of owning a firearm and being an illegal immigrant by the crowd which appeared at the gates of residents demanding to see their identifications.
After Elvis was not able to produce his identification, the crowd bound him, tortured him with rods and stones, and burnt him on fire 20 meters from his home on Thubelihle Street according to OnTrend.
However, the crowd could not find any suspected firearms on Elvis but that unsuccessful search for firearms was not able to save his life.
Nyathi’s actual cause of death was being burned alive and beaten by the crowd as part of an ongoing protest Operation Dudula operation, where hundreds of villagers demonstrated against crime and weak police immigration laws.