Public driver stabbed in eye

Public driver stabbed in eye

BANDUNG: A public minivan driver identified as Oki, 39, was
wounded in the right eye in a one-sided fight with three hoodlums
at an intersection on Jl. Soekarno-Hatta here on Tuesday night.

A witness said the quarrel began when Oki, a driver plying the
Ciwastra-Cijerah route, refused to pay a Rp 500 levy demanded by
the hoodlums and instead gave them Rp 300.

"Oki said he didn't have money because he just started his
shift," the witness said.

The angry men attacked Oki, injuring his right eye with a
cutter before fleeing the scene.

Some passengers of the minivan rushed Oki to Cicendo eye
center for immediate treatment.

"He is in total shock and weeps all the time. He fears going
blind, which would mean he could no longer drive. He has to feed
his family," Uus, a friend of Oki, said.

Police are looking for the suspects. (43/edt)