Sodomy-case inmate mobbed to death

Sodomy-case inmate mobbed to death

JAKARTA (JP): A sodomy prisoner, who was attacked by three
other prisoners at the Cipinang prison, East Jakarta, on Jan. 1,
died yesterday.

East Jakarta Police Chief. Lt. Col. Nanan Sukarna said Wilson
Situmorang died at the Kramat Jati police hospital with nine stab
wounds to the body.

Nanan said the motive for the assault was still unknown, but
assumed Wilson was stabbed after trying to sodomize another
prisoner. "We are still questioning the three attackers," he
said.

Penitentiary sources said Wilson, 39, was serving a one-year
jail term for sodomizing a street child in Pasar Minggu.

Wilson was a resident of Jl. Empang Tiga, South Jakarta. His
body has been sent to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for
a post mortem.

The three inmates are under investigation. They are Thomas
Sembiring, Basri Sembiring and Hendro Febrianto.

Lt. Col. Nanan said six people believed to have witnessed the
assault were being questioned. (jun/02)