Man arrested over fatal robbery

Man arrested over fatal robbery

TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A 19-year-old man was arrested
Friday night an hour after he allegedly robbed and stabbed to
death a man on a public bus, police said.

Tangerang Police Chief Lt. Col. Iman Haryatna said Adi
Mulyatno stole bus passenger Adi Pradana's wrist watch and
stabbed him in the neck when he refused to give up his shoes.

The crime occurred on the Mayasari Bakti bus plying Ciledug-
Senen route when the bus was driving along Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto.

Witnesses said the robber and the victim became involved in a
heated argument when the victim refused to give up his shoes.

"The holdup man escaped after stabbing the victim, while the
driver stopped the bus and took the victim to the Tangerang
General Hospital. The victim died on the way to the hospital,"
Iman quoted the witnesses as saying.

The suspect was arrested carrying a blood-smeared knife at the
Ciledug bus terminal an hour after the killing, Iman Haryatna
said.

He said the bus conductor reported the hold up to police. "The
bus conductor described the suspect's physical characteristic and
that made it easier for police to identify him," Iman said.
(27/sur)