18-year-old student killed in brawl

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)