Man mistakenly mobbed to death

Man mistakenly mobbed to death

JAKARTA (JP): A 24-year-old man was mistakenly mobbed to death
by a group of hoodlums in front of a discotheque on Jl. Pangeran
Tubagus Angke, West Jakarta, early yesterday morning.

The victim was identified as Rohmat, a resident of Jl. Pesing
Poglar in Kedaung Kaliangke subdistrict, West Jakarta, his
brother, Abdul Rahman, said.

Rahman said that one of the hoodlums involved in a quarrel
with Rohmat's friend, Erwin, later targeted Rohmat when his
friend fled. The two were about to buy cigarettes in front of the
discotheque when they were attacked.

"The problem started when Erwin collided with the hoodlum, who
got angry with Erwin. They were later involved in a heated
argument," Rahman told reporters at Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital.

Rahman said that as soon as the hoodlum called his friends for
help about seven men, armed with small daggers, arrived there.
They mobbed Rohmat but Erwin managed to escape.

Rohmat, who was unmarried, was stabbed eight times and died
instantly. A broken dagger was found at the scene.

Rahman said officers from Tanjung Duren Police subprecinct
were investigating the case.

The body was sent to the general hospital for a postmortem
examination. (ivy)