Thieves kill a security guard

Thieves kill a security guard

JAKARTA (JP): A security guard was allegedly stabbed to death
by two men yesterday after he refused to cooperate in stealing
logs from a warehouse in Sunda Kelapa harbor, North Jakarta.

A police detective at the Sunda Kelapa police subprecinct said
that victim Saipul, a resident of Jl. Luar Batang, Penjaringan
district, in North Jakarta, was found dead by friends on the
harbor beach.

"Police arrested one alleged killer, identified as HJ. But the
other is still at large," said the detective, who asked for
anonymity.

He said during the preliminary interrogation, the detainee
denied killing Saipul, saying that the 23-year-old security guard
was stabbed by his brother.

"I just beat him," the detainee said as quoted by the officer.

The detainee said that he and his brother met Saipul at the
entrance to the harbor. The three men then went to the warehouse
by motorcycle.

But Saipul changed his mind and refused to further accompany
the two men. They got angry and allegedly beat up Saipul. The
detainee's brother reportedly then stabbed Saipul in the neck,
the police said. (jun)