Teenager beaten for stealing cassava

Teenager beaten for stealing cassava

JAKARTA: A 14-year-old boy was beaten by a soldier for
stealing cassava on his property in Tangerang on Wednesday. The
victim was hospitalized for his injuries.

The young boy, Yadi, was beaten by Capt. Mastur after he
received reports from his neighbors that on Tuesday the boy stole
some cassava from his garden in Babakan village, according to a
police officer from the Curuk District Police who requested
anonymity.

Mastur came to the boy's house on Wednesday morning, dragging
Yadi out of the house and beating him.

"Perhaps the captain was in a state of emotional upheaval and
he took it out on the victim," the police officer told The
Jakarta Post.

Yadi was then brought to the Siloam Gleneagles Hospital by
Mastur's family, but he was soon released after a medical
examination.

Yadi's family later admitted him to the Qadr hospital in
Kelapa Dua village, where he was treated for bruises and
complaints of a headache.

Police said they are unsure whether the case was being handled
by the military police. --JP