Man killed in robbery

Man killed in robbery

BOGOR (JP): Local police said yesterday they know the whereabouts of a man who killed a resident of Rawa Kalong subdistrict in Gunung Sindur and severely injured his wife in a robbery on Saturday.

Col. Abubakar Nataprawira, head of Bogor police, said Aliansyah Sule, 41, died from 13 stab wounds to his body. His wife, Rosmawati Hutapea, 35, is being treated at PMI hospital in Bogor after being stabbed four times.

Abubakar said the police had traced the killer, but declined to give further details.

"We hope we can capture him as soon as possible," he said.

Aliansyah was a dealer of vehicle spare parts and his wife was a vegetable seller.

The motive for the killing was unknown, Abubakar said, but he speculated that the suspect may have attacked the pair after being surprised in the house.

He said the robber entered the house by the kitchen door and immediately attacked Aliansyah when he came out of his bedroom.

Rosmawati was stabbed when she came out of another room on hearing the commotion, he said. (24)