Antique trader killed

Antique trader killed

JAKARTA (JP): Police have identified three men who allegedly
stabbed to death an antique goods trader in front of his friend's
house on Jl. Kalibaru Timur, Senin district, in Central Jakarta.

Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira
said that the three men are known as notorious hoodlums in the
Senen area.

"We have identified them and are now hunting them," Abubakar
said yesterday.

Dadang Iskandar, the victim, was discussing business with a
friend when the hoodlums came to ask him for money on Saturday
night.

The victim gave the men Rp 10,000 (US$4.27), but the men asked
more.

They allegedly stabbed Dadang for refusing to give them more
money. The victim was stabbed in the back and the neck.

The three escaped, leaving the victim lying on the floor.

Dadang's friend, Syamsul, took the victim to Islamic Hospital
on Jl. Cempaka Putih in Central Jakarta.

The hospital, however, sent the victim to the Cipto
Mangunkusumo general hospital for his severe injuries.

Dadang, who was a resident of Jl. Cipinang Muara, East Jakarta
died on the way to Cipto Mangunkusomo hospital. (jun)