Man killed by mob on ship

Man killed by mob on ship

JAKARTA (JP): Angry passengers onboard the KM Bukit Siguntang
mobbed a man to death on Tuesday after he was caught stabbing the
ship's security guard two hours before it reached Tanjung Priok
Port.

A source at Tanjung Priok Police (KP3) identified the dead
suspect as Tareka. The security guard was identified as Budi
Siswanto.

"Budi is currently in Pelni Petamburan Hospital. We cannot
question him until he has recovered. According to Tareka's
family, Tareka had lately been stressed out. The family refused
to say over what," the source said.

"The ship itself was headed for Ujungpandang (Makassar), and
had set sail from Kijang Port on Bintan island, Riau province. It
was making a stopover at Tanjung Priok. The suspect's corpse was
taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's morgue."

The source said at about 7:30 a.m. Budi was about to enter the
ship's toilet, when Tareka came over and stabbed him in the
stomach.

"The victim screamed for help and immediately passengers on
board beat the suspect till he died. He suffered severe body and
facial wounds," the source said. (ylt)