Thief burned to death

Thief burned to death

BOGOR (JP): An angry mob burned to death a man for stealing
electronic goods from a neighbor in the village of Rawa Panjang,
Bojong Gede, Bogor on Tuesday.

An eyewitness said that a new neighbor, Mardi, reported that a
thief had broken into his house and made off with electronic
goods early Tuesday morning.

Local residents assumed that Gunawan, known to be a member of
a criminal gang, was behind the theft.

The residents later noticed Gunawan, accompanied by two
friends, carrying the stolen goods, consisting of one television
set, a tape recorder and a VCD player set.

The three were about to get onto an angkot public
transportation van near the Citayam railway station when the
residents intercepted them, said Hasan, the eyewitness.

"Gunawan admitted to having stolen the goods from Mardi's
house," Hasan said.

The angry mob then dragged the three to a nearby soccer field,
Hasan said. "Gunawan's two friends escaped."

Police confirmed the killing. "The mob collected used tires
before pouring gasoline onto Gunawan's body. We received the
report after the victim was killed," Bojong Gede Police chief
Second Insp. Soeharto said. (21/sur)