Alleged thieves beaten to death

Alleged thieves beaten to death

PEKALONGAN, Central Java: A group of Meyosi village residents
here killed two men on Monday night after catching them red-
handed stealing a motorbike.

Maman Suparman, 20, and Surono, 21, died from severe chest and
head wounds.

Pekalongan Police chief Lt. Col. Ismu Haryomo quoted witnesses
as saying the two men attacked a Meyosi resident, Totok Sudarto,
50, and seized his motorbike.

"The victim screamed for help and immediately his neighbors
ran after the robbers. The mob beat them for trying to put up a
fight," Ismu said, adding that the alleged thieves died en route
to the hospital.

He said police have long known the two because they once
served jail terms in Nusakambangan Penitentiary, a prison for
high-profile criminals on an island off Central Java. (har/edt)