Two men mobbed to death for robbery

Two men mobbed to death for robbery

JAKARTA (JP): Two men were mobbed to death by angry residents
of Semanan in Kalideres, West Jakarta late Wednesday as they were
caught red-handed attempting to rob an ojek (motorcycle taxi)
driver of his motorbike, an official said on Thursday.

City police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis told reporters
that the two ill-fated men remained unidentified as they did not
have any ID cards with them.

The two men were believed to have tried to steal the
motorcycle from Idup bin Misin, 59, the ojek driver.

"The incident took place at around 11 p.m. when Idup was
passing along Jl. Raya Kopti in the Semanan area," Lubis said.

The two men reportedly stopped Idup in a quiet spot. Moments
after he stopped, the two men attacked him.

According to the victim's preliminary account, one of the two
attackers pulled out a knife and pointed it at his neck, ordering
him not to scream for help, Lubis said.

"Idup, however, refused to abide by the attackers' order. He
screamed loudly for help when there was a chance," Lubis said,
adding that the scream alerted nearby residents.

However, before any residents arrived, one of the suspects
gagged Idup and slashed his right hand with the knife.

The driver managed to survive the fight, but was rushed to a
nearby hospital to get medical treatment.

The residents who reached the scene immediately mobbed the two
mercilessly. The West Jakarta Police team arrived there later
only to pick up the dead suspects.

The bodies were then sent to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital in Central Jakarta for postmortem examinations. (emf)