Off-duty guard hacked to death

Off-duty guard hacked to death

JAKARTA (JP): Police believe mistaken identity led to the
killing on Thursday afternoon of an off-duty security guard in
Pela Mampang subdistrict, Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta.

The precinct's deputy chief of detectives, First Lt. Firman
Noorsya, said a group of men appeared to have confused Nicholas
Kopong Dilaga, 30, with another man.

"Nicholas must have looked like someone else. He was mistaken
for somebody else, I think, which is why they killed him," Firman
said.

Local police have identified at least 10 suspects in the
killing.

Nicholas, who worked as a security guard at privately owned TV
station Indosiar for the last three years, died of stab wounds to
his torso and head, with several deep wounds to his back piercing
his chest cavity.

"The suspects often act as unofficial parking attendants in
the area. We'll easily find them," Firman said.

Nicholas was visiting a relative's home when a group of men
armed with machetes surrounded the house and started yelling, he
said.

After repeatedly telling the mob he was not the man they were
looking for, Nicholas attempted to flee by the roof.

The men chased and caught him. (ylt)