Jealousy provokes worker's killing

Jealousy provokes worker's killing

JAKARTA (JP): Police have captured a South Jakarta resident
who is believed to have killed a contract worker in a fit of
jealousy.

Maj. Tasmin, a spokesman for the city police, said the suspect
identified as Nahrowi, 21, resident of Cilandak Barat
subdistrict, South Jakarta, killed a contract worker identified
as Ilyas, 22, who hailed from Jember, East Java. According to
police, the death occurred at around 8 p.m. on Monday.

Ilyas was reportedly working for a developer building a luxury
house there.

Police said that Nahrowi and Ilyas were involved in
altercation before the murder took place.

Police believed that Nahrowi had deliberately angered the
victim by nudging him with his elbow when they met at an alleyway
in the area. Nahrowi had long been jealous of Ilyas, as the
contract worker was said to have been on "good terms" with the
suspect's girlfriend.

The slight collision reportedly led to a fight between the two
men.

Nahrowi, who was helped by a friend named Boy, stabbed Ilyas
in the chest and then fled, leaving the victim to bled to death
at the scene.

Nahrowi was captured early yesterday morning in his hideout in
South Jakarta while Boy is still at large. (jsk)