Sailor dies in drunken brawl

Sailor dies in drunken brawl

JAKARTA (JP): A sailor of a Japanese vessel was allegedly
beaten to death with broken beer bottles by his drunken friends
in Kalibaru, North Jakarta, yesterday.

The victim was identified as Samuel Mantiri, 33, of Lajangiru,
Ujungpandang, South Sulawesi. He was found dead in front of a
food stall with severe wounds to his neck, said Herman Mantiri,
the victim's uncle.

According to him, a quarrel between Samuel and his friends
broke out into a fight.

Samuel was boarding at Herman's house in Kalibaru while on
vacation. The night before the incident, Samuel was picked up by
his fellow sailors for drink.

"He left my house at around 6 p.m., saying there was some
small business to sort out with his friends," Herman said.

Samuel's body was taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital in Central Jakarta for a postmortem. (04)