Man lynched after stealing 19 goats

TANGERANG: A man was lynched and killed for killing goats near the village of Gintung, near Tangerang on Wednesday.

Tangerang Hospital confirmed they were holding the body of the unidentified man.

A hospital staff member said a local mob killed the victim when they saw him and two accomplices slaughtering the goats in bush just 200 meters from the village.

The goats belonged to local villagers Mulyadi (45) and Midin (49), the Antara news agency said.

Tangerang Police Chief, Adj. Sr. Comr. Wliardi Wizar, who confirmed the victim was lynched, said they were still hunting for the other thieves identified by their initials M (32) and T (36).

The Antara report did not say if members of the mob would be charged with murder. --Antara