Killer of Malaysian couple shot dead

Killer of Malaysian couple shot dead

TANGERANG: Tangerang police detectives shot dead two suspected
criminals, including one who allegedly murdered a Malaysian
couple, at separate places here late on Monday.

Police detective's deputy chief Insp. Kustanto identified the
dead men as Sarifudin alias Aceng 24, a resident of Bengkok
village, Tangerang, and Safei alias Piut, 30, a resident of
Pademangan district, Ancol, North Jakarta, and said they were
shot as they tried to escape.

Safei was said to be the leader of a gang of robbers who
robbed and killed a Malaysian couple, William and his wife. The
gang also raped William's wife before murdering her, Kusnanto
said.

The gang robbed the couple as they were driving a BMW along
the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport toll road in 2000.

Safei's gang also allegedly robbed a Blue Bird Taxi in Grogol,
West Jakarta, and then killed the driver before disposing of his
body in Serang, Banten.

Sarifudin and his gang conducted robberies at various places
including the Citra Raya housing complex in Cikupa in 1999, in
Sumur Badung, Balaraja, in 2000 and in Merak village early in
2002.--JP