Man In Gianyar Bali Killed Beaten Because Of Uploads On TikTok

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GIANYAR - The man with the initials DK (19) died after being beaten by a group of residents in Bakbakan Village, Gianyar Regency, Bali, on Monday (15/10).

The police suspect the beating occurred because a group of residents were offended by the victim's post on TikTok.

"The incident has been handled and steps (investigation) have been taken by the Gianyar Police," said Head of Public Relations of the Bali Police, Kombes Jansen Avitus Panjaitan, Wednesday, October 23.

The incident began with an upload with the tone of SARA and went viral on TikTok.

Residents who were offended spontaneously gathered and carried out sweeping in the road repair and culvert project area to find the owner of the TikTok account.

They found the victim who was suspected of being the owner of the account at the project worker's shelter house belonging to a local resident.

"After finding the victim, the residents immediately took legal action themselves," he added.

At that time, the victim was pulled from inside the house to the side of the road in front of the house and carried out the persecution in a crowd. Then came the Gianyar Police to secure the perpetrator and then took the victim to the Sanjiwani Gianyar Hospital.

Based on the results of the examination by the doctor at the Sanjiwani Hospital, the victim suffered stab wounds to his right chest, right and left knees abrasions, abrasions to his right arm, abrasions to his right armpit, bruised jaw, blood came out of his mouth.

"On October 16, 2024 morning, the victim died at the Sanjiwani Hospital," he said.