Motorcycle thief beaten to death by owner

Rough justice handed out to 30-year old man by a 20-strong angry mob

Posted: 1 October 2008
by Visordown News

A group of men beat a suspected motorcycle thief to death on Saturday in what appeared to be mob justice.

The 30-year-old man was attacked by a group of 20 to 30 men at Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan in Malaysia last Friday. The mob held back only after a traffic policeman stopped to investigate the commotion. By that time, the suspect, who was still standing, was bleeding from injuries to the head and face. He died on Sunday at Kemaman hospital.

The suspected thief, from Dungun, had prior convictions and was also believed to have been a drug addict. State Criminal Investigation Department chief Assistant Commisioner Mohd Fauzi Abduri said four men, aged between 30 and 40, were arrested in Kampung Chabang, Kertih on Sunday. He said they were being investigated for murder.

Initial investigations showed that the victim was believed to have stolen a motorcycle in Kampung Chabang early on Saturday. The motorcycle owner sought the help of his brother and three friends to trace the motorcycle and the thief.

The four men later spotted the thief and cornered him in Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kuantan, where they were joined by a bigger group. Fauzi warned the public not to take the law into their own hands.

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djt77

good on em, little s*** got what he deserved

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 10:50

zub

excellent! but has been posted before i believe.

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 10:56

308

first time i have done this so if it dont work excuse me

I agree, if they got the right man that would be my worry

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 11:06

Big Nige

Someones life is not valued as much as a collection of metal & plastic?

Odd values we have in the world sometimes.

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 12:21

mickymellon

being Malaysia, was probably a cack honda moped copy aswell

pwned

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 16:43

Flo

F**k no! A good kicking, a few months in jail, having to over-compensate every bike owner he ever stole from (bikes value pluss 10% sounds fair), but killing a bike thief? Get a sense of perspective fellas...

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 19:06

rydalong

Make the punishment fit the crime, but it is too late in this instance. At least, he won't do it again.

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 19:16

falcorob

Little bit over zealous there chaps methinks.

If someone tried to steal my bike I'd set the missus on 'em. Fate worse than death let me tell you.

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 19:29

Flo

Posted: 01/10/2008 at 19:34

slartybartfast

This seems like overkill

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 07:46

Mike Hunt 2

zub wrote (see)

excellent! but has been posted before i believe.

Bit of a double standard there Zub

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 08:09

Huw

Life is very cheap in some countries, a motorcycle can be worth a lot to someone, in the poorer parts, in the same way as an Aborigine won't mind you taking his wife, but kick his dog...........

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 08:14

eezimob

Probably a bit excessive for the stealing, but justified due to him being a junkie. All junkies deserve to die - as they must be dead inside anyway.

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 08:18

zub

Mike Hunt 2 wrote (see)

zub wrote (see)
excellent! but has been posted before i believe.

Bit of a double standard there Zub

was'nt just a theif though, was into drugs and whatnot, not really a good person. yeah it probably was overkill, i probably would not have killed a guy over nicking my bike (given a good beating though!), but i dont feel sorry for his death.

as far as i know, pigeons, rabbits, foxes dont steal bikes and do drugs they're just trying to live the best they can, whereas this guy was clearly a waste of space.

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 08:24

308

in iran kids get hung for stealing bread, woman and men get stoned to death for having a bit on the side.

as has been mentioned before some cultures think life is very cheap in this case cheaper than the bike

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 09:07

c_mb2006

I'd suggest personally that a mob of 20 attacking and killing just one person is cowardly in the first instance and to my mind represents not only a lack of perspective but also a lack of humanism.

Sure this happened in an entirely different culture somewhere but still it's completely over the top, if it happened in this country I'd suggest it would be the worst case of materialism gone mad.

I have no sympathy for lynch mobs personally, they're basically cowards hiding inside the group mentality, sheep without minds of their own.

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 09:59

blownygti

maybe he got what he deserved maybe he didn`t but 20 on one sounds like a cowardly act to me !! maybe it should have been a one on one between thief and owner !

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 11:23

Mike Hunt 2

zub wrote (see)

Mike Hunt 2 wrote (see)
zub wrote (see)
excellent! but has been posted before i believe.

Bit of a double standard there Zub
was'nt just a theif though, was into drugs and whatnot, not really a good person. yeah it probably was overkill, i probably would not have killed a guy over nicking my bike (given a good beating though!), but i dont feel sorry for his death.
as far as i know, pigeons, rabbits, foxes dont steal bikes and do drugs they're just trying to live the best they can, whereas this guy was clearly a waste of space.

They do steal a farmers crop though which affects his livelihood.

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 15:03

zub

Mike Hunt 2 wrote (see)

They do steal a farmers crop though which affects his livelihood.

so let him deal with it. and i know what you're gonna say, he is dealing with it by calling you in, but thats the problem, this profession should not have been invented in the first place, so people can sort there own problems out if they really have to.

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 18:00

Mike Hunt 2

zub wrote (see)

Mike Hunt 2 wrote (see)
They do steal a farmers crop though which affects his livelihood.
so let him deal with it. and i know what you're gonna say, he is dealing with it by calling you in, but thats the problem, this profession should not have been invented in the first place, so people can sort there own problems out if they really have to.

That makes no sense at all.

Its like saying "the police should never have been invented to sort out crime".

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 18:08

zub

yh but small animals aint out to kill you or do drugs and what not. personally though, i would'nt really mind if there were no police, nothing like personal justice IMO

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 18:18

Andy Taylor 2

My virus checker reckons there is some malware or funny code in the link to the video in this post.

What do you think? Has your PC just crashed and burned ?

ZDon't click on the video link is the advice offered

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 21:29

dayt0na_955i

what linked video? Ive just been up and down thread and see no reference to a vid???

Posted: 02/10/2008 at 21:35

Joe Barker

Hav'nt these guy's heard of a dark alley ? They did it in broad daylight with a cop about and witnesses.They could end up with a life sentance.For what, a 125cc Honda knockoff.

Posted: 19/10/2009 at 15:06

bobbyt

should've just gave him a dry bumming and left it at that

Posted: 19/10/2009 at 15:09

ink ink

artschool wrote (see)

should've just gave him a dry bumming and left it at that

They hang you for that as well, in Malaysia.

Posted: 19/10/2009 at 15:22

DataOdyssey

Instant mob justice. Ouch!! Not the nicest way to kick the proverbial bucket. I suppose having his face liberally rearranged with a fair few well deserved (and strategically aimed) knuckle sandwiches, and getting thumped to within 2.54cm of his life might have not been an entirely bad idea.

However, knocking him literally into the afterlife was probably, er, overkill.