Boy faces 7.5 years in jail for killing

TANGERANG (JP): Prosecutor Rewang asked Tangerang District Court on Monday to sentence Priyono, also known as Sarmin, 16, to seven and a half years in jail for killing his stepmother, Sri Suyati, and stepsister, Endah Setyaningsih.

Rewang said that the defendant killed the two women at their home on Jl. Taman Asri Lama in Ciledug district, Tangerang, at 1 a.m. on Aug. 7.

Priyono killed Sri Suyati for slapping him in the face and scolding him after he was seen in Endah's room.

"Feeling irritated, the defendant stabbed Sri in the abdomen and chest several times with a knife he took from the kitchen. He later axed her in the head resulting in her death," Rewang said.

He got panicky upon seeing Endah crying for help besides the victim's body, Rewang said, adding that using the same knife Priyono stabbed Endah in her chest and abdomen several times.

Priyono fled the site of the incident as soon as he had killed the two women, the prosecutor said.

"The defendant is charged under Article 338 of the Criminal Code on murder," he said.

Presiding Judge Jesminar Idrus adjourned the trial until next week to hear the defense statement from the defendant's lawyers. (41/hhr)