Man mobbed for robbery attempt

Man mobbed for robbery attempt

TANGERANG: A man who allegedly tried to rob a woman motorist
was assaulted by an angry mob who rushed to the scene upon
hearing the victim's screams on Wednesday evening.

Berty, 32, a resident of the Maskota Mas housing complex in
Cikokol, had parked her car in the parking lot of D'Best shopping
mall on Jl. MH Thamrin, and had just opened the door when
suddenly a man appeared. The man, who was later identified as
Agus Marzuki, 25, asked for money and pointed a knife at her.

"But I shouted 'Thief', and the security officer who heard me
did the same. The guy then ran away, but he had already injured
my right hand," she said, adding that the would-be thief left her
with a 5 cm-long wound.

A crowd then assembled and attacked the fleeing assailant, a
resident of Panoman village, Pandeglang, Banten.

About 30 minutes later, the police came and took the suspect
to Tangerang General Hospital.--JP