Canadian expat stabbed to death in South Jakarta<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A Canadian expatriate was killed Friday in his
\nSouth Jakarta house in Cilandak district allegedly by his
\nbrother-in-law, police said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Chief of the Cilandak police subprecinct, Capt. Nurhayati,
\nsaid the victim, identified as Jon Joseph Mitchon, 38, died from
\na stab wound to his heart Friday night.<\/p>\n
A quarrel between the victim and his wife may have preceded
\nthe incident.<\/p>\n
"The victim was found dying in the living room by his wife,
\nOvelia Irawan, and was already dead when we arrived at the crime
\nscene," she said.<\/p>\n
The South African-born Mitchon lived in a rented house on Jl.
\nBahari Raya with his wife and two children.<\/p>\n
Nurhayati said her office would contact the Canadian Embassy
\nto inform officials there of the expatriate's death. Mitchon
\nworked here as an expert at the South Jakarta construction
\ncompany PT Tri Patra on Jl. TB Simatupang.<\/p>\n
A police source said Mitchon was allegedly stabbed by his own
\nbrother-in-law, identified as Iw, reportedly after a quarrel
\nbetween Mitchon and his wife.<\/p>\n
The officer, who asked for anonymity, said a preliminary
\ninvestigation found that Iw and Ovelia were at the house when the
\nincident took place.<\/p>\n
"Ovelia told us during questioning that she had asked her
\nbrother Iw to accompany her to a friend's house after the
\nquarrel, but he was verbally lambasted by her husband as they
\nwere leaving the house," the officer said.<\/p>\n
Upon hearing Mitchon's harsh words, Iw went back into the
\nhouse for a while, but came out in a hurry, saying he wanted to
\nfind a taxi, the officer quoted Ovelia as saying.<\/p>\n
The source said that Ovelia then entered the house because she
\nheard something falling inside.<\/p>\n
"In the living room she found Mitchon bleeding and sitting
\nnear the couch with his hand on his chest. She later called the
\ncommunity leader and the police as well," he said.<\/p>\n
Mitchon was already dead when police reached the scene at 11
\np.m., the officer said.<\/p>\n
The police said the victim and his wife reportedly had been
\ninvolved in disputes over the last three months.<\/p>\n
"Ovelia said that her husband was neglecting his duties as a
\nfather. So she said she was 'taking revenge' by refusing to have
\nsex with her husband," he said.<\/p>\n
"However, the investigation is not yet finished. We'll gather
\nmore information to clarify the case," he said.<\/p>\n
Neighbors at the crime scene said that the couple moved into
\nthe house about five months ago. Mitchon was rarely seen and not
\nreally close to the neighbors while Ovelia was said to be
\nfriendly but only socialized when her husband was not around.<\/p>\n
The officer said detectives were hunting down Ovelia's
\nbrother, who was believed to be hiding in a friend's house in
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n
"Our informers near the suspect's hideout say that the suspect
\nhas never come out of the house since he arrived there Friday
\nnight," the officer said.<\/p>\n
He said his office was still not certain about the weapon
\nallegedly used by Iw to stab Mitchon. "It has not been found," he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
According to Nurhayati, whoever killed Mitchon would be
\ncharged under Article 351 of the Criminal Code relating to deadly
\nassault. The article carries a maximum penalty of seven years
\nimprisonment. (cst)<\/p>",
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