Singer's killer at large

Singer's killer at large

JAKARTA (JP): The police are still hunting the killer of a local rock singer in East Jakarta.

A detective from the Pulo Gadung police sub-precinct said yesterday that the police believe the killer is Slamet, a known hoodlum in the area.

"The suspect has been involved in many car accessory thefts," he said.

According to the singer's sister, Yuniarti, the 20-year-old Afrizal warned Slamet not to make trouble in the neighborhood. This apparently caused great offense.

Afrizal was with two friends, identified as Jonson and Syarif, when the incident occurred.

The witnesses said Slamet stabbed Afrizal with a sickle in the arms and stomach. Afrizal died on the way to the Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital.

Yuniarti said Afrizal, who graduated from high school two years ago, had planned to register himself in the Military Academy.

Afrizal, a resident of Jl. Kebon Nangka, east Jakarta, had made money from singing in a local rock band. (04)