Two mobbed to death

Two mobbed to death

TANGERANG (JP): An unidentified man was beaten to death by
angry mobs after being caught red-handed attempting to steal a
motorcycle in Caranang village of Cikupa district here on
Wednesday night.

Tangerang Police chief detective Capt. Krisnadi said on
Thursday that the man, in his 20s, was spotted by local residents
at about 7:30 p.m. while struggling to grab the motorcycle from
an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver.

"Dozens of the residents then beat the man, who later died
from severe bruises and stab injuries all over his body,"
Krisnadi said.

About one and a half hours after the Caranang incident,
another man -- later identified as Hasan Basri -- was killed in a
nearby area by local youths.

Krisnadi quoted witnesses as saying that the victim was
attacked by the youths after he tried to break up a fight between
the group and a fried rice vendor.

He died on the way to the local hospital with stab injuries
and severe bruises to his body.

Krisnadi regretted the lawlessness of the people which had
cost the two men their lives.

He questioned why the people refused to report the first case
to the local police so it could be settled in accordance with the
law. (41/jun)