Theft suspects burned by residents

Theft suspects burned by residents

JAKARTA (JP): Residents burned two people on Wednesday for
their alleged involvement in repeated thefts in Palmeriam area,
Matraman district, East Jakarta, a police report said.

Rudy, a resident of Pengasinan subdistrict in East Bekasi, and
Ern, a Palmeriam resident, suffered serious injuries on either
their hands and legs respectively, after some 50 angry residents
caught and burned them.

Rudy suffered burns on his hands, while Ern suffered burns on
his legs and hands.

A resident said locals suspected the two of numerous thefts in
the area. Police have made no arrests in the incident.

The police report said the angry crowd attacked the two and
burned them on the street.

The police admitted the two victims to Police R.S. Sukanto
Hospital in Kramatjati, East Jakarta, for medical treatment.
(asa)