Sausage Seller Burned By A Thug, Perpetrator Fled To Islamic Boarding School Claiming Want To Repent

Police officer showing victim's photo/Photo: IST

TANGERANG – LE, a seller of grilled sausages in the tourist area of Tanjung Pasir beach, Teluknaga, Tangerang Regency, almost died when the fire spread through his body. LE turns out to be burned by a thug. It was later discovered that the victim was burned for refusing to give the thugs rations.

Teluknaga Police Chief Commissioner Adjutant Anton explained, the case of abuse with serious injuries occurred on Friday, September 24 at around 23.00 western Indonesia time.

"We have caught the perpetrator in the Grobogan area, Central Java," said Anton at a press conference at the Teluknaga Police Headquarters, Thursday, October 21.

Anton explained that at that time the perpetrator was drunk and asked the victim for money to buy liquor. When asked by the perpetrator, the victim was selling grilled sausages at the Tanjung Pasir tourist spot. However, the victim's request was not fulfilled on the grounds that the victim's economy was difficult.

Because he was annoyed, continued Anton, the perpetrator hit the victim with an iron rod, but the victim managed to escape. The perpetrator got more and more annoyed, until finally he poured gasoline on the victim's body, and set the victim on fire. Anton said, the gasoline came from the victim's trading area which was usually used for selling.

"The perpetrator's motive was because he felt that his request was not fulfilled, asking for money to buy more alcohol. And the victim was not given because the witness and victim could not afford it either. So, the victim was burned," explained Anton.

After carrying out the persecution, the perpetrator fled to one of the Islamic boarding schools in Grobogan. Meanwhile, 37 percent of the victims who suffered burns were treated at the Tangerang Hospital.

Anton also said that the perpetrator fled to the Islamic boarding school with the excuse of wanting to repent so that the Islamic Boarding School would accept it. The perpetrator was also arrested by officers without a fight.

"Alhamdulillah, the victim's hospital costs are covered by the LPSK, thus increasing our enthusiasm to uncover this case," he said.

The victim's parents, Policarpus, expressed his gratitude to the Police for successfully uncovering this case.

"I'm very happy. I also thank the Head of Police, Head of Criminal Investigation, Head of Sector Police, and Head of Criminal Investigation Unit who have succeeded in uncovering the case experienced by my son, so that the perpetrator was caught," he said, adding that his son's condition was starting to improve.