Car thief dies after mobbing

Car thief dies after mobbing

JAKARTA (JP): A man who was mobbed by Central Jakarta
residents Saturday for attempting to steal a car, died in
hospital Sunday.

City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said Monday Asep
Rosana Rozak, 25, tried to break into a car on Jl. Proklamasi,
Menteng.

"Asep used a master key to open the car which had been left
just a few minutes before by the owner, Wawan Kurniawan,"
Aritonang said.

Wawan, a private university student who was visiting a friend
in the area, shouted for help when he saw the man opening the
door, he said.

Dozens of residents, who heard Wawan's shout, chased Asep and
assaulted him, Aritonang said.

Police officers arrived at the scene and arrested the suspect
who had been beaten black and blue.

According to Aritonang, Asep was then taken to Kramatjati
Police Hospital where he died Sunday.

Asep, a unemployed man, had just been released from Salemba
penitentiary Friday, he said. (jun)