Cops, firemen and residents of Greenvale, Manchester, spent several hours on Tuesday night searching for a man they believed had fallen into a deep hole while he was being chased by a mob.

The residents, from the community which is close to Mandeville, along with cops and firemen with bright lights, probed the hole they believed the man, who was one of three persons accused of being homosexual, had fallen into. He was being chased by men with machetes and clubs when the incident occurred.

According to a police report, at about 8 p.m., the residents broke into a house where three young men were alleged to be engaged in homosexual activities.