A man, described by police as being of unsound mind, is now patient under guard at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two after he was beaten by residents of Adventure, Region Two, who caught him trying to rape a young girl.
The episode occurred around 4.30 pm on Thursday, when the man is alleged to have attacked a 13-year-old girl.
The girl was waylaid by the man while she was making her way to a supermarket. However, residents were alerted and they intervened.