Moments Before Chicken Thief in Tabanan Dies After Being Mobbed
A man with the initials KD died after being beaten by a mob when he was caught red-handed stealing a chicken in Banjar Dinas Juwuk Legi, Batunya village, Baturiti district, Tabanan regency, Bali. What follows is the chronology of his capture through to the moment his body was received by his weeping child.
According to detikBali, the alleged theft of the fighting chicken occurred at around 01:30 Wita on Friday (24/7/2026). KD was caught in the act while attempting to steal a chicken belonging to a local resident, I Wayan Adi Suteja.
KD became the target of the mob’s fury as he attempted to flee. Not only did they assault him, but the enraged residents also burned KD’s motorcycle until it was completely destroyed.
“Residents were emotional because of the many cases of chickens going missing in the area, so they attacked the suspected thief until he died at the scene,” said the head of public relations at Tabanan police, Iptu Ni Luh Putu Wiwik Endrayani, on Saturday (25/7/2026).
Officers who received the report moved immediately and arrived at the crime scene at around 02:00 Wita. However, upon arrival, KD’s condition was beyond help and he was declared dead.
Body Received to the Sound of a Child’s Tears
The Inafis team from Tabanan police’s criminal investigation unit processed the crime scene and identified fingerprints at the location. KD’s body was first taken to Semara Ratih General Hospital in Tabanan before being handed over to his family.
“The body was handed over to the family on Friday afternoon,” Wiwik added.
The arrival of KD’s body at the family home in Sidatapa village, Banjar district, Buleleng regency, was marked by deep grief. The family struggled to contain their sorrow.
KD’s youngest child was hysterical and wept continuously as her father’s body arrived at the home. She kept calling out to her father, who lay lifeless.
The head of Sidatapa village, I Made Sutama, said he shared in the deep grief felt by the deceased’s family. “Yesterday I collected the body. When it arrived at the house and I saw his child weeping, I was truly saddened,” Sutama told detikBali on Saturday (25/7/2026).
KD is survived by a wife and three children, two of whom are still in school — one in the first year of senior high school and one in the first year of primary school.