18-year-old student killed in brawl

JAKARTA (JP): A student was killed on Saturday afternoon during a vicious brawl near his high school on Jl. Ciputat Raya, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta.

City police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis identified the student as 18-year-old Gunawan, a resident of Pondok Pinang in South Jakarta. He added that the brawl was between students at Yayasan Pendidikan Mulia high school (YPM) and SMU Triguna high school.

According to the victim's closest friend, Iwan, Gunawan was killed after he was cornered by a group from the 300 students at the rival school.

The rival students, he said, were armed with samurai, sickles and belts.

The victim was fatally stabbed on his abdomen, chest and loins.

Officer Zainuri explained that the boy was waiting with his friends at a bus stop at about 11:30 p.m. when three buses of Triguna armed students arrived.

"There were very few YPM students at the bus stand, and most of them ran away. Gunawan was left all alone to fend for his life. He took out his belt, and started twirling it around. But, it was no use. He was stabbed several times," Zainuri said. (ylt/01)