South Sumatra Junior High School Student Stabs Primary School Teacher to Death After Being Caught Stealing

A junior high school student who stabbed a primary school teacher in South Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU Selatan), South Sumatra, has been arrested by police. The motive behind the attack was that the perpetrator, identified by the initials YS (16), panicked after being caught stealing at the home of the victim, Sri Khodijah (47).

OKU Selatan Police Chief AKBP I Made Redi Hartana stated that the child in conflict with the law, YS (16), stabbed the victim Sri after being discovered stealing money inside the victim’s house when the primary school teacher returned home.

"It is suspected she was frightened because she was caught stealing the victim’s money. As the perpetrator was about to flee, the victim closed the door of her house, and at the same time the perpetrator grabbed a knife and stabbed the victim in the stomach once," he said.

After stabbing the victim in the stomach, the perpetrator fled, while Sri escaped through the back door and sought help from her neighbours.

"Meanwhile, the perpetrator fled, leaving behind the knife she used to stab the victim. The victim was taken to Muaradua Regional Hospital and referred to Siti Khodijah Hospital in Palembang," he revealed.

However, after two days of treatment at Siti Khodijah Hospital in Palembang, the victim died. "From the investigation results, it turned out the perpetrator fled to Rantau Alai Village, Ogan Ilir Regency, South Sumatra, to her uncle’s place," he said.