Mosque keeper bitten by stranger

Mosque keeper bitten by stranger

TANGERANG (JP): In a bizarre case of violence, a mosque
keeper, Sueb, was bitten repeatedly by a stranger late Tuesday.

Sueb, 54, needed some 30 stitches for injuries to his face,
hands, chest, back and both ears. One of his ears nearly was
bitten off.

According to another mosque keeper, Kalyubi, Sueb was about to
perform his midnight prayer at Ar-Rahmah Mosque near his house in
Cibodas Baru, Jatiuwung district, Tangerang, when a man wearing a
red jacket approached him.

"What prayer are you going to perform," the stranger asked
according to Kalyubi.

Sueb answered and left the man to perform his prayer, showing
no signs of suspicion.

Like many village mosques, Ar-Rahmah Mosque allows strangers
to temporarily stay and sleep inside the building.

A few minutes after Sueb began his prayer, the stranger
suddenly grabbed him from behind and began to bite him.

Sueb, overpowered by the taller and more muscular man, could
only scream for help.

The man released a bloody Sueb and fled the scene before
alerted residents arrived at the mosque.

Doctor M. Rifki from Tangerang Hospital confirmed that Sueb's
wounds were caused by human bites.

Police have no clues about the possible motive for the attack.
(emf)