Viral Video of an Elderly Woman Being Kicked and Shouted at as a Thief, Here's the Complete Chronology

Kapanlagi.com - Recently, social media was shocked by a video of an elderly woman being assaulted. Suspected of committing theft, the grandmother was beaten and shouted at by people around her.

After investigation, it turns out that the incident occurred at Pasar Gendeng, Prambanan, Sleman Regency. The grandmother in the video is named Rubingah and is 60 years old.

So what is the complete chronology of the story? Here is the information gathered by merdeka.com.

1. Taking Mangos

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The incident started when grandmother Rubingah visited one of the fruit vendors. She was seen buying flowers and carrying a bag placed on top of the mangoes.

Meanwhile, the vendor named Martini was busy serving customers when he caught grandmother Rubingah putting some mangoes into her bag. "I saw it, how did she (Rubingah) know? Her hand went into the box. She took my mangoes, a whole bag," said Martini.

2. Feeling Pity

Knowing that, Martini admitted that she had felt pity. She even called her grandmother back and asked for her mango to be returned in good condition.

"I feel sorry. I approached her (Rubingah). Then I told her to go home. I said not to do it again," Martini said.

3. Provoked Emotion

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Unfortunately, after the incident, Rubingah was actually assaulted by a man named Ngadirin. He admitted that he was provoked when people around him started shouting at the grandmother with the term 'thief'.

"Someone shouted 'thief'. I reflexively kicked twice. Towards the bag and the hand," Ngadirin said, Wednesday (22/1).

4. Kicked and Dragged

In a circulating video, Rubingah was kicked by a man on the white bag she was carrying. The headscarf and mask she was wearing were also forcibly removed.

"Please forgive me, it didn't happen, sir," Rubingah said pleadingly, cupping her hands together. Unfortunately, instead of feeling pity, the man in the video also kicked her hand and dragged Rubingah to the market office.

Whether it's evil or not, it's not appropriate to treat the elderly like in the video below, incident at the Gendeng Piyungan market, yesterday @kabarklaten @merapi_news pic.twitter.com/vD7CiaV6vj

5. Investigated by the Police

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In response to the viral video, the Head of Public Relations of Prambanan Police, Aiptu Ahmad Muchlis, has summoned several individuals. Among them are Ngadirin as the perpetrator of the assault, the video recorder, and Martini, a fruit vendor.

"The investigation will continue to find out who made it go viral. This case will not stop, it will be thoroughly investigated, both the violence and the theft," said Muchlis.

(kpl/tmd)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.