Hoodlum stabbed to death

Hoodlum stabbed to death

JAKARTA (JP): A notorious hoodlum from Kramat Jati in East
Jakarta was found dead with severe stab wounds near the local
market on Tuesday.

Police believe that Maskur, 28, was fatally attacked by rival
thugs in the area.

According to city police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang,
Maskur had suffered stab wounds in the neck, chest and back which
were up to 20 centimeters in depth.

"Police found a sickle and a dagger under the victim's belt,"
Aritonang said, adding that the weapons were believed to have
belonged to Maskur.

"The weapons were clean, meaning that neither was used in the
stabbing," the officer explained.

Maskur's body was found at around 7 a.m. when a market trader
went to check his merchandise in a nearby storehouse. The victim
resided in the market compound

Aritonang said: "Judging from the victim's weapons, neither of
which had been drawn, we suspect the victim and his killers must
have known each other." (emf)