Drink seller killed over debt<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A debt of Rp 2,000 (65 U.S. cents) has cost a
\nstreet vendor his life.<\/p>\n
Saripin, 40, a coconut drink seller at the busy Tanah Abang
\nmarket in Central Jakarta, was stabbed in the chest and wrist
\nwith a sickle Thursday after refusing to settle his debt with an
\nice vender.<\/p>\n
He died of blood loss two days later at the Sumber Waras
\nhospital.<\/p>\n
According to Eno Witana, also a vendor, Saripin was a bad-
\ntempered man and the suspect, who is still at large, was a
\nnewcomer at the market and knew nothing about Saripin.<\/p>\n
Instead of paying his debt, Saripin slapped the ice trader in
\npublic, said Eno.<\/p>\n
Hearing of the stabbing, Saripin's wife, Cuntirah, 30, a
\nvegetable farmer in Kuningan, West Java, rushed to Jakarta after
\nborrowing money from relatives, who sold their jewelry to raise
\nthe money.<\/p>\n
The medical bills amounted to almost Rp 1 million.<\/p>\n
She was asked by the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital on
\nSaturday to pay Rp 450,000 for an autopsy, administrative
\nclearance and for the cost of the body being transported by
\nambulance from the Sumber Waras hospital.<\/p>\n
\"How can I pay that when I'm still thinking about my debt to
\nmy relatives in the village?\" Cuntirah sobbed. (04)<\/p>",
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