Alleged rapist killed by mob

Alleged rapist killed by mob

BEKASI: Angry residents of Cibuntu village, Cikarang Barat,
Bekasi, located alongside the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, ganged
up on Tuesday evening and beat a man who was believed to have
raped several women and children in the area. The unidentified
man, who was only wearing a pair of shorts, died later from his
injuries in a hospital.

Village head Nirin, 60, said the latest rape victim was a
housewife who lived in Cijengkol village, Setu. The rape was said
to have taken place at the end of October. According to the
victim, the rapist wore only a green underwear.

Many women and children in the area had moved in with
relatives who lived in other villages to avoid the rapist.

On Monday night, Nirin ran into a man sitting near the village
rice fields who fled when he tried to question the man. The man
reappeared on Tuesday afternoon. The wary residents, some of whom
brought along sharp weapons, attacked and beat the man as he was
passing through the village.

It is not clear whether the man really was the culprit or an
innocent passerby, possibly mentally impaired. -- JP