Police have revealed new details about the man who attacked a teenage\nBobotoh near Pakansari Stadium in Bogor Regency. The suspect, identified\nby the initials MR, 26, was fond of taking part in street brawls and\noften carried a sickle wherever he went.<\/p>\n
MR was arrested on Jalan Raya Jakarta in Sukaraja district, Bogor\nRegency, West Java, on Tuesday (27 October 2026). He faces up to 15\nyears in prison over the attack, which killed a 16-year-old identified\nby the initials ARK.<\/p>\n
Here are the facts about MR, compiled by detikcom on Friday (30\nOctober 2026).<\/p>\n
1. The suspect was fond of street brawls<\/strong><\/p>\n Bogor Police Chief AKBP Arfan Zulkan Sipayung said MR was not a\nsupporter, but often looked for opponents to fight around the area known\nas Jembatan Hitam, in Sukaraja district.<\/p>\n \u201cAccording to the suspect\u2019s statement, he often took part in brawls\nor looked for people to fight in the Jembatan Hitam area, around Jalan\nRaya Jakarta-Bogor, at night,\u201d Arfan said on Thursday (29 October).<\/p>\n 2. The suspect was not a football supporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Arfan confirmed that the suspect did not support any football club.\nHe said MR was always prepared to carry a bladed weapon for a brawl.<\/p>\n \u201cI can confirm that the suspect was not a supporter of any club. He\nwas a young man who could be said to invite people to fight and\ndeliberately set out to attack them. Perhaps when he saw a convoy, he\nwas already prepared, with a weapon at the ready,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n 3. He often carried a sickle wherever he went<\/strong><\/p>\n Police seized the sickle MR used to attack the victim. According to\nMR\u2019s statement, he always took it with him wherever he went.<\/p>\n \u201cThe perpetrator, or suspect, always carried a sickle on his person.\nIt could be said that, since the incident in that area, he had prepared\nthe bladed weapon himself,\u201d Arfan said.<\/p>\n 4. He attacked the victim while taking his wife out for\nfood<\/strong><\/p>\n Before the attack, the suspect had been having dinner with his wife.\nHe then saw a convoy of motorbikes that included the victim.<\/p>\n \u201cThe suspect was with his wife, buying food near the scene, when he\nsaw a convoy of motorbikes on the main road. He was spontaneously\nprovoked into starting a brawl, took his sickle and attacked the\nvictim,\u201d Arfan said.<\/p>\n Arfan said MR had often taken part in brawls, although he was with\nonly his wife at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n \u201cI can confirm that the young man had often taken part in or\ninstigated brawls. But that night he had not brought his group along; he\nwas only with his wife, so he deliberately attacked the victim himself,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n 5. How the Bobotoh supporter was attacked<\/strong><\/p>\n Police have described the moments leading up to MR\u2019s attack on the\nfootball supporter, which resulted in ARK\u2019s death, on Jalan Raya\nJakarta-Bogor in West Java. The incident began as the victim was\nreturning home after watching a match near Pakansari Stadium.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter the match, the victim and a witness decided to head home.\nAccording to the witness, they then saw a group travelling in a convoy,\u201d\nArfan said.<\/p>\n The victim and the witness were riding together on a motorbike and\nfollowed the convoy as they made their way home.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen they were on Jalan Raya Jakarta-Bogor, the group stopped. The\nvictim got off the witness\u2019s motorbike. In other words, the victim then\njoined another motorbike in the group ahead of them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The witness, who was the victim\u2019s friend, continued riding, then\nturned around and picked up another person.<\/p>\n \u201cAnother witness then asked the victim\u2019s friend, \u2018Where is the\nvictim?\u2019 The friend replied, \u2018He went with another friend,\u2019\u201d Arfan\nsaid.<\/p>\n The witnesses then decided to head home, turning back towards their\nmotorbikes. On the way, they saw a crowd and stopped.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen a witness got off the motorbike to check the crowd, the victim\nwas lying on the ground with injuries. The witness then contacted the\npolice for further assistance,\u201d Arfan said.<\/p>\n The victim was taken to Cibinong Regional General Hospital for\nmedical treatment, but he could not be saved.<\/p>",
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