Police search for taxi driver killers

Police search for taxi driver killers

JAKARTA (JP): North Jakarta police detectives were still
searching four murder suspects, who viciously stabbed an
unidentified taxi driver to death, before fleeing and leaving the
driver in the taxi, near the Penjaringan tollgate, on Sunday
night, an officer said.

Chief of North Jakarta Police detectives Maj. Eko said on
Monday that a witness saw four people running away from the taxi,
after the incident happened.

"The witness, Agus Suwandi, ran to see what had happened in
the taxi, and found the body of the driver," Eko said.

"The man had suffered stab wounds to his neck, chest and
stomach. The incident happened at about 10:15 p.m."

Eko said that police were still investigating the motive of
the murder.

Separately, a suspect of a theft was mobbed to death, while
his friend, another theft suspect, sustained heavy injuries in
the attack on Jl. Cipinang Muara III, East Jakarta, at 10:30 p.m.
on Sunday, city police spokesperson Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said.

Zainuri identified the dead man as 19-year-old Endang, while
the suspect who was heavily injured was 18-year-old Icang.

"Endang, Icang and an accomplice had tried to rob 22-year-old
Suryaman who was in a minivan, but Suryawan was smart. He
screamed for help.

"While one suspect got away, residents in the area beat Endang
to death. Icang suffered major injuries," Zainuri told reporters.
(ylt)