The young man was reportedly left to cry as a large gathering watched as two men who identified themselves as policemen, chastised him after complaining that he was driving recklessly.

THE STAR heard that sometime after 7 p.m., a Toyota was seen overtaking another vehicle and subsequently blocking its path.

It is said that after being blocked, a man who seemed to be no older than 18 years old, alighted from one of the vehicles and hurled a string of expletives at two men who were in the other vehicle.

Those two men are said to have exited their vehicle and asked the man; "A police you a deal wid suh?"

The young man is said to have began apologising for his behaviour but was approached and held by the men who argued that they were ran off the road a few minutes earlier and even threatened to take the youngster into 'custody'.

witness

THE STAR further heard that as the man tried to plead his case he was punched and kicked several times by the men who afterwards confessed to not being policemen but only did so to get the chance to launch an attack.

A vendor Ms Mattywho claimed to have rushed from her stall to witness the fracas, said after handing down the beating, the fake cops said, " a suh we deal wid bway a road ... . All wi do a seh we a police and him tun fool ... Di bway bad drive wi wicked nuh too long, wi did haffi hol' him." They then laughed and sped off.

Their victim on the other hand is said to have wept openly to those who had gathered.

"Di yute si dung pon di ground and a cry fi one length a time ... . Some people did sorry fi him but some did a laugh," Ms. Matty said

He was eventually helped into his vehicle and urged to seek medical attention.

When THE STAR contacted the Falmouth Police Station, a constable said the police have heard of the incident but no official report was made.