Student slays schoolmate in Banjarmasin<\/p>\n
Umi Sriwahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan<\/p>\n
The educational community in South Kalimantan were shocked by a
\ntragic incident on Wednesday when a student murdered a schoolmate
\nfrom the same senior high school in the provincial capital here.<\/p>\n
Syarif Rahman, an 18-year-old student from the SMU 10 state
\nsenior high school, was found dead in the school's toilet with
\nmultiple stab wounds.<\/p>\n
The second grade student was allegedly killed by 16-year-old
\nAriannoor, a first grader.<\/p>\n
The murder took place during the first break of the day. It
\nwas not clear whether the two students had made an appointment to
\nmeet for a fight in the toilet during class hours.<\/p>\n
Witnesses, including students, said they suddenly saw the
\nsuspect, Ariannoor, walking out of the bathroom with blood
\nspattered on his school uniform.<\/p>\n
This stirred a fracas among the school students. Hysteria then
\nflared up after a female student discovered the wounded Syarif's
\ninside the toilet.<\/p>\n
In an effort to save his life, Syarif was rushed to a nearby
\nhospital but was dead on arrival.<\/p>\n
There were no eye witnesses to the fight between Ariannoor and
\nSyarif. Nor was it clear what motivated the killing.<\/p>\n
After killing Syarif, Ariannoor reportedly escaped on a small
\nmotorized boat on a nearby river. Local police are still hunting
\nhim.<\/p>\n
Headmaster Zainuddin regretted the killing, saying it should
\nnot have happened as the school was known for its discipline.<\/p>\n
He said he was not at the school when the deadly fight
\noccurred,<\/p>\n
"We can't believe Ariannoor could commit murder. He is a quiet
\nstudent who only recently enrolled in this school," Zainuddin
\ntold journalists.<\/p>\n
Ariannoor's schoolmates echoed Zainuddin's statement, saying
\nthe suspect was a nondescript character.<\/p>\n
Cases of student deaths are quite common as the result of
\nbrawls, which often taken place in major cities across the
\ncountry.<\/p>",
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