Man mobbed to death for robbing

Man mobbed to death for robbing

TANGERANG: An alleged suspect of a taxi robbery was lynched by
local residents in Perigi village, Lengkong Wetan subdistrict, in
the Serpong district of Tangerang regency after he injured a taxi
driver here late on Monday.

Serpong Subprecinct Police chief Insp. Kostbar said on Tuesday
that the dead suspect identified as Sangaji, 27, a resident of
Pabuaran village, Lengkong Wetan subdistrict stopped a Blue Bird
taxi in Blok M, South Jakarta and asked the driver to take him to
Ciputat, Tangerang.

When they arrived in Ciputat, the suspect then ordered the
driver identified as Prihadi Prabowo, 37, to take him to Serpong
through Perigi village, he said.

But when the taxi arrived in Perigi, the suspect pulled out a
machete and used it to force the driver to surrender his money,
he said.

When the driver refused to surrender his money, they got
involved in a fight in the car. The injured driver managed to get
out of the taxi and shouted for help. Residents immediately came
to his rescue and lynched the criminal.--JP