South Korean's guard murdered

South Korean's guard murdered

JAKARTA (JP): An employee of a South Korean businessman was
stabbed to death yesterday by four unidentified men in the Tanah
Abang district, Central Jakarta.

Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira
said Hamid Suyanto, 24, was stabbed in his face, body and legs.

Hamid had worked as a security guard for several months at the
export-import company of his employer, Lee Koo Sik, 43.

During the past month, on Lee's request, Hamid had slept in
Lee's minivan parked outside the house, since a thief stole the
car's dashboard.

He said police found two swords and one machete next to
Hamid's body at the site on Jl. Bendungan Jatiluhur.

The killers escaped in their own minivan, Abubakar said.

Quoting Lee and neighbors, Abubakar said that early yesterday
morning Hamid had apparently woken up when he heard a suspicious
sound. He got out of the car and was suddenly attacked by the
men, Abubakar added.

The suspects had escaped by the time Lee and his neighbors
arrived on the scene after hearing Hamid scream.

"The men, who probably wanted to burgle Lee's house, were
surprised when they met Hamid," Abubakar said, adding that Hamid
had apparently tried to fight his assailants. Hamid was found
lying in a nearby gutter.

Hamid died on the way to the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital. The
nearby Navy hospital had refused to admit Hamid as his injuries
were considered too serious.

Hamid, survived by a pregnant wife and two sons, will be
buried in his hometown of Magelang, Central Java. (jun)