Youth accused of stealing beaten to death by mob


BUTTERWORTH: An 18-year-old youth died after he was assaulted by several people who had caught him allegedly stealing spare parts from a car workshop near the Terubuk Flats in Seberang Jaya near here.

Central Seberang Prai deputy OCPD Supt Mohd Sabri Muhamad said S. Vishantha Rao from Perumahan Desa Wawasan, Sungai Rambai, Bukit Mertajam died at the scene at about 6am yesterday.

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