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Sky News AU
04-08-2025
- Sky News AU
Aussie man arrested after morning of chaos on Bali streets from alleged carjacking, crashing into two people and lighting vehicle on fire
An Australian national in Bali has been arrested after a trail of allegedly terrorising locals. The man, who was born in Hobart and is being referred to by the initial RWJ, allegedly stole a vehicle and crashed into two people at high speed, before setting the car alight. According to police, the carjacking victim, a Balinese man, was parking outside the villa Eden Residence At The Sea in Seminyak about 12.30am on Sunday when the man began pounding on the window. The Australian then allegedly forced the driver out of his vehicle, before stealing it and crashing into two people. The extent of the injuries is not yet known. The victim then called a security guard and attempted to chase the vehicle, but was quickly forced to halt the pursuit due to the dangerous speed of the man. Police say the man then tried to locate the vehicle using a phone tracking app. His phone which was still in the car, pinged at a location about 7km away on Buana Raya Street. However, when a search proved unsuccessful, he reported the incident to police. Shortly after, Denpasar Fire Brigade received a report of a car fire in the same area, completely engulfed in flames. Two fire crews worked to bring the flames under control at about 5.30am. No one was hurt in the fire, but, the vehicle – a Toyota Avanza SUV – was completely destroyed with a loss estimated at $A14,200. A nearby home also sustained minor damage from the blaze. The suspect was arrested and taken to North Kuta Police Station. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
Daily Mail
03-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Aussie accused of bizarre carjacking in Bali in which two pedestrians were allegedly run down before car was set alight
An Australian has been arrested for allegedly stealing a car, hitting two people, and lighting the vehicle on fire in Bali, Indonesia. The man, identified by local police only as RJW, allegedly confronted a local who was parking his Toyota Avanza outside a hotel in Seminyak about 12.30am on Sunday. The Australian is alleged to have aggressively knocked on the car window outside the hotel, called Eden the Residence at the Sea, and forced the victim from his car. He then allegedly jumped inside the vehicle and drove away. The local man chased after the car with the help of a security guard. After the car sped away it struck two people on a nearby road because it was being driven dangerously, police said. The Balinese local used phone tracking software to trace a bag inside the car to a road 8km east of the hotel. He went to the location but could not find his car and alerted local police. Denpasar Fire Brigade then informed police a car had caught fire near a building on the same street. Police alleged the Australian set fire to the vehicle intentionally, with the flames also catching the home alight. No one was killed or harmed in the fire, which was extinguished by fire crews by about 5.30am. Footage from the scene showed the Avanza engulfed in flames tucked against the side of a building as flames burned an overhead awning. Firefighters from two trucks turned their hoses on the SUV and the building beside it. The car was completely destroyed in the fire, with the interior burnt away and the windows outwardly shattered in the blaze. The home suffered minor damage. The Australian was arrested and taken to North Kuta Police Station. The Toyota Avanza is estimated to have been worth just over $14,000. Denpasar Police spokesperson Ketut Sukadi confirmed the investigation is ongoing.
