Three killed in separate incidents in E. Jakarta<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A technical high school student was stabbed to
\ndeath on Wednesday, while two other men were also killed on
\nThursday in separate incidents, all in Duren Sawit district, East
\nJakarta, a police officer said.<\/p>\n
City police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Thursday
\nthe student victim was identified as Joko Ariyanto, 17, a
\nresident of Jl. Baru, Cakung, North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Joko, along with fellow students from STM Budi Mulia high
\nschool, was involved in a brawl with residents on Jl. Jembatan
\nBaru at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\"Joko died from severe stab wounds to the back and head,\"
\nLubis said.<\/p>\n
He said the incident started when Joko and his friends began
\nbrawling with a group of students from another school, the
\nidentity of which is still unknown.<\/p>\n
Residents tried to stop the brawl, but soon became enmeshed in
\nthe fighting when students began pelting them with stones, Lubis
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Angry residents, some of them armed with swords, chased the
\nstudents and stabbed Joko, he said.<\/p>\n
Police officers called to the scene managed to stop the brawl,
\nLubis said.<\/p>\n
Joko was rushed to a nearby hospital, but died on the way, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
According to Lubis, residents had developed ill-will to
\nstudents as they were frequent student clashes in the area.<\/p>\n
\"We are still investigating the case,\" Lubis said, adding
\npolice were yet to arrest any suspects.<\/p>\n
Separately on Thursday, a 26-year-old man, identified as
\nJakfar Talib, was stabbed to death in a brawl on Jl. Kandang
\nSapi, Lubis said.<\/p>\n
Jakfar and four friends were involved in a fight with
\napproximately 15 unidentified men at about 1:30 a.m., he said.<\/p>\n
Jakfar was fatally stabbed in the abdomen and head during the
\nbrawl, while his friends managed to flee, he said.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fight remained unclear, Lubis said.<\/p>\n
A third victim, identified as Iwan Kurniawan, 26, was found
\ndead with severe stab wounds to the stomach and neck at his
\nrented room in Cilangkap area, Duren Sawit.<\/p>\n
Lubis said locals found Iwan lying on the floor in a pool of
\nblood at approximately 8 a.m.<\/p>\n
He said police officers found a blood-stained knife at the
\nscene, believed to have been the murder weapon.<\/p>\n
Nearby residents heard the victim cry out at about 5 p.m. but
\ndid not investigate because they thought Iwan was only sick,
\nLubis said. (jun)<\/p>",
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