Ulma Haryanto – The mother of the two young brothers who died inside a police prison last month saw her youngest son alive but badly injured a day after he was taken into the custody of Sijunjung Police in West Sumatra.

"The morning after Faisal was brought to the police, his mother visited him. She saw that Faisal was already unable to walk," Yusbar, the uncle of Faisal, told the Jakarta Globe on Monday. "His mother saw that his leg was wrapped with a black plastic sheet and that some of the toes were already broken," Yusbar said.

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News of the deaths of Faisal and his 17-year old brother Busri. who lost their father 11 years ago, comes at a time when police in Indonesia, from Papua to Aceh, are facing scrutiny for the mistreatment of juvenile offenders.

Faisal was arrested on Dec. 21 for stealing from a charity box at a mosque, while Busri was arrested five days later for stealing a motorcycle. On the night of Dec. 28, Faisal and Busri's parents were notified by the village administration that their sons had died in police custody.

Yusbar said villagers saw that Faisal was in good physical condition before he was arrested.

When his mother asked what had happened to him, Faisal replied that he was being beaten with a wooden stick by the officers, Yusbar said. "He told his mother to go home because he did not want her to see him beaten up," he said, choking back tears.

Yusbar said that at the time, the mother was confused and did not know where to seek help. "She's illiterate and only works as a field hand. She thought she couldn't go to the police because it was the police who did that to her son," Yusbar said.