Bajaj passenger's killer arrested

Bajaj passenger's killer arrested

JAKARTA (JP): A man believed to have killed a passenger riding
in a bajaj (three-wheeled motorized vehicle) was picked up by
Central Jakarta police at his rented house on Jl. Kebon Jeruk,
West Jakarta.

Jakarta police spokesman Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said that the
suspect, Eddison, 34, was arrested yesterday.

"An officer shot him in the leg when he tried to resist. He is
now in Central Jakarta police detention," Iman told The Jakarta
Post yesterday.

He said Eddison stabbed to death a bajaj passenger, Sarwo Edy,
who was defending his female relative, Karmila, from being robbed
in the bajaj while it was on Jl. Tanah Abang, in Central Jakarta,
on May 31.

He said the suspect and a friend, who is still at large, then
snatched a seven-gram gold necklace belonging to Karmila.

The men escaped, leaving Edy lying on the ground with severe
stomach injuries.

Edy died immediately after the incident.

Iman said that police believe that Eddison was also involved
in the murder of a man, identified as Peking, some time in
October of last year. (jun)