from post courier mon 2 oct

Man killed for running away from 50t bus fare
By PETER KORUGLA MAN who tried to run away from paying a 50 toea PMV fare was killed in Lae on Saturday.Police confirmed the death last night, saying the man died from the beatings he received from bystanders at the Eriku bus stop.“The deceased tried to flee after he got into an argument with the crew of the PMV bus. As you know, Saturday was usually crowded at Eriku and the people who were there thought the man was trying to run away from a crime so everyone attacked him,” a Lae police source said.Police said the man, believed to be from Wabag, got on the PMV at Kamkumung and rode up to Eriku.“He got off the bus and did not pay the 50 toea fare. Such a small amount of money got him killed,” a police source said.Police said the relatives retaliated and attacked Western Highlands PMV operators in the city and snatched at least six PMVs.It was not known whether the buses had been returned but the police task force was taking care of the situation.This was the second death reported in Lae over the weekend. Earlier, a Technology student was also murdered.“We are getting at least one to two deaths from violence each weekend in Lae. This is stretching our resources,” the police source said.The same sentiment was shared by the Angau Memorial Hospital which also said its resources were being stretched while trying to attend to injuries and deaths from violence in Lae.
50toea = half Kina. K1 = $A0.42