Jobless man stabbed to death

Jobless man stabbed to death

JAKARTA (JP): A jobless man was stabbed to death in Kampung
Bali in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, early yesterday.

The victim was identified as M. Irwan, 26, a resident of
Kampung Bali, said Agus Slamet, one of the victim's relatives.

Agus said that he did not know how the stabbing happened. "He
had a lot of friends and he liked to hang around at nights. I
rarely saw him," he said.

"We can't do anything but let him rest in peace now. I'm only
worried about his father," he said.

The victim's father, 58-year-old M. Yunus, is sick and often
stays in a nearby mosque, Agus said, adding that Yunus' house is
crowded with his six children and two in-laws.

The night before Irwan was killed, he asked his father, who is
also jobless, for Rp 2,000. But his father refused to give him
any, Agus said.

Irwan was believed to have gone later to a shop to drink
alcohol with his friends.

"Maybe, it was where the accident started," Agus said.

Irwan was stabbed allegedly with a clurit, a Madurese sickle,
in the right side of his stomach.

He is believed to have put up a defense as both of his arms
and palms were severely cut. (04)