'Ojek' driver found murdered

'Ojek' driver found murdered

JAKARTA (JP): A 20-year-old ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver was
found dead with severe stab wounds and bruises on his body at a
vacant lot in the back of the Taman Boulevard housing complex in
Bekasi early yesterday.

Local police believe that Mashuri bin Muhammad Haris of
Kampung Dukuh Jaya, Pejuangan district, was robbed and killed by
a group of men.

The victim's new motorcycle was also found to be missing.

Capt. Arief Sulistyanto of the Bekasi Police suspected the
victim was attacked at a different location before his body was
dumped behind the complex.

Local residents living near the vacant lot reportedly heard
nothing suspicious the whole night.

"Mashuri's body was found by local residents at about 4 a.m.
when people started to eat their saur (the Ramadhan predawn
meal)," said Arief.

But Arief said the investigation had yet to be completed and
that police had not made any conclusions regarding the motive
behind the killing.

"Saying that the attackers had killed the victim just for a
motorcycle is just a simple conclusion," he said, adding that
business competition or a personal dispute could have also been a
possible motive.

The victim's father, Haris, 40, said he was surprised to hear
from his friends that his oldest son had been killed.

"He was not the kind of man who tried to create problems with
other people. He was just a young man who forced himself to help
his parents earn some money and pay for all three of his
brothers' and sister's education," Haris recalled.

According to Haris, his son also planned to marry his
girlfriend next month. (04)