Recidivist mobbed to death in Bogor

BOGOR: A recidivist was mobbed to death by local residents in Tanah Sereal, Bogor, on Thursday night after being accused of stealing a motorcycle in the neighborhood.

Taufik bin Somad, alias Dado, 28, died from head wounds sustained after he was attacked by the angry mob on Jl. Perdana in the Budi Agung housing complex.

The vigilantes then dragged his body along the road and dumped it in front of the Al Ikhlas mosque, located about one kilometer away.

Police have arrested 18 of the some 30 people who were involved in Taufik's murder.

Taufik had spent time in Cirebon penitentiary in West Java and also in Paledang penitentiary in Bogor for a variety of crimes, including robbery, theft and rape. The rape victim was his own neighbor. He returned home four months ago after finishing serving his most recent jail term.

Taufik's father, H. Somad, seemed to be unperturbed about the murder of his son. --JP