Walter Masuku said that he picked up a phone in a tavern last Sunday night, waited two days for the owner to claim it and when that didn't happen, he decided to insert his sim card and use it.
According to the 37-year-old man from Winterveld, Tshwane, South Africa, when the owner came and asked for it, being 'the good man he is', he gave the cellphone back.
But that turned out to be a bad mistake, because he was beaten to a pulp by the owner, who accused him of stealing it. The attack lasted for 30 minutes. Narrating his ordeal to Daily Sun SA, Walter said one of his friends borrowed the phone.