Singaporean mistaken for kidnapper after giving candy to child in Batam, gets mobbed by locals

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A Singaporean man almost became the target of a lynch mob in Batam on April 29 after he was suspected of trying to kidnap a child. According to an iNews report on May 1, the man, who was identified as GW, had gone to a convenience store in a residential area at Batu Aji, Batam. When he came out of...

PHOTO: Screengrab/YouTube/TribunbatamIDA Singaporean man almost became the target of a lynch mob in Batam on April 29 after he was suspected of trying to kidnap a child.

When he came out of the store, the bespectacled man gave some of his sweets to a child who was playing nearby. Fortunately, a police patrol car was passing and officers stepped in to take the Singaporean away from the mob.

 

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