Man mobbed to death for theft attempt

Man mobbed to death for theft attempt

JAKARTA (JP): A 28-year-old resident of Pasar Rumput in
Manggarai, South Jakarta, was mobbed to death by locals on Jl.
Manunggal in Condet Balekambang, East Jakarta on Friday evening
after he was caught stealing a motorbike.

An accomplice of the victim escaped from the incident but
suffered serious wounds to his body as he was also badly mobbed
by the angry locals.

Police said they are investigating the alleged violent act of
the locals.

The police identified the dead victim as Yanto, who died after
18 hours at the Soekanto Police Hospital in Kramatjati.

His friend, Agung, an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver, survived
thanks to the swift arrival of some local police officers to the
scene.

Police said Agung was allegedly hired by Yanto to commit the
crime.

According to a witness, Iwan Wahyu Sulistio, a local, he was
just about to go to bed when he heard a noise in his living room.

"Curious, I woke up and went into the living room. That was
when I saw the two men moving my Suzuki Shogun motorcycle out of
my house," Iwan told the local police.

"I then screamed for help, alerting my neighbors," he
recalled.

Dozens of people then rushed to the house and mobbed the two.

From Yanto's body, police found a specially designed ignition
key and two sachets of tranquilizer pills. (bsr)