House attack in Central Java

House attack in Central Java

PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Hundreds of people from the
village of Cipawon in Purwokerto, Central Java, have taken
retaliatory action for the killing of their friend by damaging at
least 15 houses in the neighboring village of Kembangan, police
said.

Purbalingga Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sofyan said on
Sunday the attack in Kembangan was sparked by a number of village
residents who set upon a Cipawon resident, 19-year-old Kasdiyono
and mobbed him to death.

The mob attack occurred after he was spotted near Kembangan in
the late hours of Sunday. Suspected of having done something
wrong, the residents of Kembangan then asked him what he was
doing. But he just ran away, causing the residents to chase after
him and mob him to death.

"The residents of Kembangan chased Kasdiyono while calling him
a thief. When they caught up with him they mobbed him to death,"
Agus said.

On Sunday, the village heads of Kembangan and Cipawon met to
discuss the dispute. (45/emf)