Eight people die in two days of violence in city
Eight people die in two days of violence in city
JAKARTA (JP): Eight people have died in violent clashes across
the city in the past two days. Their bodies were admitted to the
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue on Friday.
Three people jumped into the Cakung Drainage in North Jakarta
on Thursday morning to escape pursuing local residents angry
because the trio allegedly attempted to steal a truck's tires, a
duty officer of the Cilincing Police subprecinct told reporters.
The three, all age 24, were identified as Hamdan, Novel and
Ahmad Dahir, all residents of Kampung Sawah area, Cilincing
district, North Jakarta.
The officer said the three were about to loosen a truck's
wheel, which was parked on the street, when the truck driver's
assistant yelled at them to prevent the theft. Hamdan then jumped
at the assistant driver and struck him on the back of his head
with the lug wrench.
Local residents, who heard the assistant screaming, raced to
the scene to help him, while others ran after the fleeing trio.
They ran toward the Cakung Drainage and were cornered by the
angry mob. They then jumped into the river and were found dead
the next morning (Friday).
Separately, another three men in their 30s died after being
attacked and burned by residents for their alleged attempt to
burgle an empty house at the Carina Sayang housing complex, Rawa
Buaya area, Cengkareng district, West Jakarta.
"Wijianto and Aris died on the scene after being beaten by
angry residents, who also burned their bodies," Mrs. Tony, the
landlady of the three men, told reporters at the Cipto
Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue on Friday.
Their accomplice, Markum, who was rushed to the Police
Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, died a few hours later,
she said.
The seventh victim was Bintoro, alias Bibin, 23, a resident of
Jl. Flamboyan in Bekasi.
"Bintoro was beaten to death by local residents when he
reportedly forced a young girl to give him money. They heard the
girl's scream and chased him," an officer at the Bekasi Police
precinct told reporters.
Bibin died with serious head injuries and bruises all over his
body.
In another part of the capital, 55-year-old Zahar was crushed
to death in the middle of a student brawl that took place in a
bus plying the Tanjung Priok-Pulogadung route.
Rizal, the victim's nephew, said Zahar was heading to his
son's house in Pulogadung, East Jakarta. As the bus was passing
through Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, a gang of students blocked the
road and got onto the bus to attack their adversaries.
The victim, one of the passengers, was scared and tried to get
off the bus but he failed. He fell during the fighting and was
crushed to death by the disputing students.
Zahar died on the bus and two other passengers were rushed to
the nearby Mediros hospital for treatment. (06)
JAKARTA (JP): Eight people have died in violent clashes across
the city in the past two days. Their bodies were admitted to the
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue on Friday.
Three people jumped into the Cakung Drainage in North Jakarta
on Thursday morning to escape pursuing local residents angry
because the trio allegedly attempted to steal a truck's tires, a
duty officer of the Cilincing Police subprecinct told reporters.
The three, all age 24, were identified as Hamdan, Novel and
Ahmad Dahir, all residents of Kampung Sawah area, Cilincing
district, North Jakarta.
The officer said the three were about to loosen a truck's
wheel, which was parked on the street, when the truck driver's
assistant yelled at them to prevent the theft. Hamdan then jumped
at the assistant driver and struck him on the back of his head
with the lug wrench.
Local residents, who heard the assistant screaming, raced to
the scene to help him, while others ran after the fleeing trio.
They ran toward the Cakung Drainage and were cornered by the
angry mob. They then jumped into the river and were found dead
the next morning (Friday).
Separately, another three men in their 30s died after being
attacked and burned by residents for their alleged attempt to
burgle an empty house at the Carina Sayang housing complex, Rawa
Buaya area, Cengkareng district, West Jakarta.
"Wijianto and Aris died on the scene after being beaten by
angry residents, who also burned their bodies," Mrs. Tony, the
landlady of the three men, told reporters at the Cipto
Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue on Friday.
Their accomplice, Markum, who was rushed to the Police
Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, died a few hours later,
she said.
The seventh victim was Bintoro, alias Bibin, 23, a resident of
Jl. Flamboyan in Bekasi.
"Bintoro was beaten to death by local residents when he
reportedly forced a young girl to give him money. They heard the
girl's scream and chased him," an officer at the Bekasi Police
precinct told reporters.
Bibin died with serious head injuries and bruises all over his
body.
In another part of the capital, 55-year-old Zahar was crushed
to death in the middle of a student brawl that took place in a
bus plying the Tanjung Priok-Pulogadung route.
Rizal, the victim's nephew, said Zahar was heading to his
son's house in Pulogadung, East Jakarta. As the bus was passing
through Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, a gang of students blocked the
road and got onto the bus to attack their adversaries.
The victim, one of the passengers, was scared and tried to get
off the bus but he failed. He fell during the fighting and was
crushed to death by the disputing students.
Zahar died on the bus and two other passengers were rushed to
the nearby Mediros hospital for treatment. (06)