Sky News has obtained disturbing footage of township vigilantes brutally beating suspected criminals in South Africa. The "punishments", which often result in death, are regular occurrences in the impoverished townships across South Africa.

South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world and those in townships are taking matters into their own hands - despite police calls to hold back.

We visited Diepsloot, a sprawling township on the northern edge of Johannesburg. Here, all the residents we met spoke of the high crime rate coupled with the apparent inability of the police to deal with cases.

Many preferred to turn to the community thugs to sort out their problems rather than rely on the police. And we were shown incident after incident, recorded on mobile phones or cameras, which demonstrated just how the "community" dished out their punishments.

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