GRAPHIC VIDEO: Vigilante mob burn man alive in street in world's most dangerous city

THIS is the horrific moment a screaming vigilante mob crowd around a suspected thief before he is set on fire.

The man, named as Josue Fuentes Roberto Bernal, 42, is seen lying on his back covered in blood.

The footage shows a man, who is clutching a helmet, wag his finger in the victim's face and a second taps him on the shoulder as if trying to help.

A deep bloodied cut is visible gashed on the back of Mr Bernal's head.

Out of nowhere a man in a red shirt leans into shot, pours liquid over him and then sparks a lighter.

BRUTAL: At least two people pour liquid over the man before he is set ablaze

In remaining footage that Daily Star Online has chosen not show, the man is engulfed in a roaring fireball as crowds quickly sprint away from the scene.

One spectator half-heartedly tries to smother the flames with cardboard but then walks away shrugging.

A local journalist said Mr Bernal was taken to hospital suffering 70% burns across his body after the vile incident in Caracas, in Venezuela, South America, on Monday (April 4).

HORRIFYING: Mr Bernal suffered burns to 70% of his body

There is also confusion among locals as to whether Mr Bernal is accused of trying to rob a man who was exiting a bank or whether he assaulted his ex-wife.

One disgusted reader wrote on Venezuelan news website Sumarium.com: "We become what we hate."

Caracas is regarded as the world's most dangerous city for its horrendous homicide rate.

Gangster have been known to kill for watermelons and prisoners play five-aside footie with sawn-off heads in its notorious jail.