Another man killed for black magic

Another man killed for black magic

BOGOR (JP): A sixty-year-old man was murdered by local people
in Mekarwangi subdistrict, Cibinong district, Cianjur, on
Wednesday after being accused of being a dukun santet (black
magic practitioner).

A detective at Cibinong police subprecinct, who refused to be
named, said that dozens of locals came to the victim's house at
about 2 a.m. and dragged him from his bed into the front yard
where they severely tortured him.

The detective said the victim, Jamasari, also known as a
regular helper at a local mosque, suffered from horrible wounds
after being mutilated by machetes, among other things, by the
locals.

Jamasari's death brought the death toll of people killed by
mobs after being accused of practicing black magic in the Bogor
area to 12 so far this year.

"In Cibinong alone, there have already been five killings of
people accused of being dukun santet," the police officer told
The Jakarta Post, adding that the other seven deaths occurred in
Sindangbarang and Pagelaran districts.

Police are still questioning several local Cibinong residents
about the accusations they leveled at Jamasari. (21/jaw)