Residents of Mount Pleasant in Porus, Manchester, say the mob killing of a man alleged to have stolen four goats on Tuesday should serve as a deadly warning.

"Wi nuh like tief, people cyaa a work so hard fi dem cum tek weh a nuh fi dem ... A death before dishonour mi seh," one irate resident, Max*, swore.

Max's comment came in the wake of the death of 41-year-old Donovan Robinson from Mike Town, Manchester.

Police reports are that about 5 a.m., Robinson and two other men ventured into the community where they rounded up four goats and placed them into a waiting car.

Their actions did not go unnoticed, however, as residents who witnessed the act alerted others.

THE STAR was told that in a matter of minutes, the vehicle was swarmed by angry machete- and knife-wielding residents.

Two of the men then reportedly brandished guns and fired several shots before escaping in bushes.

Robinson, who was reportedly left behind, tried to drive away but crashed just a few metres away.

He was then held, chopped multiple times and the car set ablaze.

"Dem too bright ... Wi naw go tolerate dem foolishness ...Time too hard fi a lose yu earnings to tief, wi prefer limb dem up when dem try," another resident, Farmer Joe, said.