Ship captain killed

Ship captain killed

JAKARTA (JP): A sailor surrendered yesterday to the Sunda
Kelapa Police sub-precinct for killing his captain on a fishing
boat.

The Harbor Police Chief Lt. Col. Arie Sueba said the man,
identified as Hs., killed Suwito, 40, on Dec. 2. when the ship
was on the Java sea.

"The suspect was angry because the captain often treated him
improperly," Arie said.

The 30-year-old sailor axed and stabbed the captain in the
neck and stomach while he was asleep, he said.

He said the suspect, who lived in Tegal, Central Java, kept
the body in the ship's cold storage.

The suspect admitted killing the captain when other crew
members found the body the next day, he said.

Suwito lived in Bagan Siapi-api, North Sumatra. (jun)