'Disturbed' man kills niece

'Disturbed' man kills niece

BEKASI: Asmat Sani Boim, 50, allegedly stabbed to death his
own niece Sopyan, 39, on Friday morning over a trivial matter.

In his statement to the West Bekasi police, Asmat said that
Sopyan, who lived next door in Bintara subdistrict, had awakened
him up at about 6:30 a.m. by knocking on the door of his house
and asked him to turn on the water pump machine.

The pump feeds water to both houses.

Annoyed, Asmat took a kitchen knife, opened the door and
stabbed Sopyan in the heart, Tempointeraktif news portal reported
on Saturday.

Neighbors who witnessed it, reported it to the police, who
later arrested the suspect in his house.

Police chief Adj. Comr. Suyatno said that the suspect did not
deny anything. "We're now examining his psychological health. The
neighbors said he was mentally disturbed." -- JP