Two thieves lynched in Medan

Two thieves lynched in Medan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Two thieves caught red-handed in a house in Percut Sei Tuan in the city were mobbed to death on Friday.

The two were dealt rough justice by hundreds of people after Adi Purnomo, owner of the house, shouted for help early in the morning on Friday.

Purnomo suffered light injuries in a physical clash with the two thieves who tried to escape but who, later, were apprehended by the crowd.

Two policemen present at the site could not disperse the mob as many residents had lost electronic goods, motorcycles and clothes over the last few months.

The police took the thieves' bodies to the Pringadi General Hospital while making no arrest of the mob. --Antara