Student dies after attack

JAKARTA (JP): A 17-year-old student died Monday of severe head injuries sustained during an attack involving five men on a bus last week, his relatives said.

Syarif, a resident of Jl. Tomang Banjir Kanal in West Jakarta, died at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital. He was buried in his hometown of Cirebon, West Java, his brother Kosim said.

The attack occurred in Senen, Central Jakarta, last Thursday night when Syarif was on his way home from school. Five men approached him on the bus and accused him of killing a friend of theirs.

The men ignored his denial and snatched his belongings, including his school report, before one of them hit him on the head with a knife and fled.

Syarif fell unconscious at his home on Saturday and was taken to the hospital. He never regained consciousness. (09)