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Daily Mail
04-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Bizarre moment Aussie accused of drunken car-jacking rampage in Bali is interrogated by cops in his undies at luxury villa
A heavily tattooed Australian was drunk and violent when he hijacked an SUV and struck two people in a late-night joyride, Balinese police allege. The man, identified by local police only as WRJ, allegedly stole the Toyota Avanza outside a hotel in Seminyak about 1.30am on Sunday. The Australian is alleged to have stolen the vehicle from a security guard who parked it outside hotel Eden the Residence at the Sea. Chief of the North Kuta Police, Pasek Sudina, revealed fresh details of the Australian's alleged joyride, before the car was found torched later in the morning. The Australian, allegedly intoxicated, had been acting aggressively in the lead-up to the alleged carjacking, he claimed. WRJ allegedly choked another security guard nearby, before the Avanza's owner fled his car, leaving the keys in the ignition. The Australian then entered the car and drove away, before the owner and a security guard gave chase on a motorcycle. During the chase, they claimed the Avanza struck a foreign pedestrian and made off down an alley. The guards returned to the Eden villa complex and attempted to track the car using a phone believed to have been left inside it. They were led to a road 8km east of the hotel but neither the Australian nor the car was found. Firefighters later discovered it nearby, burning beside a building. Police visited Eden the Residence and arrested RJW at a villa inside the complex. 'A public safety disturbance occurred involving a foreign national... who was allegedly intoxicated and acted aggressively, including hijacking a security guard's vehicle while the victim was resting inside,' Police Chief Sudina said. 'During the escape, the suspect hit another foreign national and attempted to flee through a narrow alley. He was eventually apprehended... and taken to the station for legal processing.' He said the victim lost about $14,000 in the alleged theft. 'The North Kuta Police Criminal Unit has detained the foreign suspect for intensive interrogation related to suspected assault, destruction of property, and theft,' he said. Police are now working with immigrations officials to ascertain the Australian's visa status and consider their next move. 'The North Kuta Criminal Unit will transfer the case, including the suspect and the evidence, to Badung District Police for further investigation and prosecution,' Police Chief Sudina said. 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.
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.
