Thieves burned to death in Bekasi

Thieves burned to death in Bekasi

JAKARTA (JP): Upset by a series of thefts in their
neighborhood over the past few weeks, Bekasi residents of the
Bintara Jaya housing complex burned two suspected thieves to
death on Thursday.

The two men were spotted by a neighborhood watch personnel
stealing an air-conditioner from a local telecommunications
service shop at 3 a.m., Antara quoted the residents as saying.

The identities of the suspects remained unknown but residents
said the two, who were burned with their motorcycle, were "still
young".

According to the residents, the two suspects attempted to
escape after being caught red-handed by the neighborhood watch
member.

After being informed about the theft, scores of the complex
occupants rushed to the scene but found that the suspects had
already gone.

After a few minutes of searching, the residents found one
suspect some 300 meters to the north of the scene and his
accomplice 100 meters to the south.

The two were dragged back to the site and beaten by the
residents.

A motorcycle parked near the scene and said to belong to the
alleged thieves was set on fire by other residents.

As soon as the motorcycle fire was bigger, the angry people
threw the two suspects into the blaze, ignoring the screams of
the alleged thieves who were desperately begging for forgiveness.
(bsr)