Two wounded in armed robbery

Two wounded in armed robbery

JAKARTA (JP): A father and son were severely wounded in an
armed robbery yesterday at their residence on Jl. Damai Gg.
Musyawarah No. 27 in Pondok Labu, Cilandak, South Jakarta.

Five men brandishing sharp weapons reportedly attacked Achmad,
40, and his son Ari Kurniawan, 18, when they broke into the house
at 2 a.m.

The two victims are currently being treated at Cipto
Mangunkusumo General Hospital. Achmad was still listed in
critical condition as of 1 p.m. yesterday.

South Jakarta Police detective chief Maj. Rycko Amelza Daniel
told The Jakarta Post that the five unidentified men broke into
the house through the front door using a crowbar. They reportedly
rushed into Achmad's bedroom, asking for money.

"The robbers got away with Rp 85,000 in cash, a 15-gram gold
necklace and car documents," he said.

Before they ran away, Achmad tried to stop them, and that was
when the men attacked him and his son, Rycko said.

Achmad suffered from a severe slash wound to the chest and Ari
sustained cuts to his head and stomach.

A witness, Achmad's youngest son Halim, reportedly told police
that he heard his father yell at the intruders: "What are you
doing here?"

"That's why we think that the alleged robbers must have been
known by the victims," Rycko said.

A group of youths at the housing complex reported to the
police that they saw the five men walk toward the house.

"The five men were saying something about getting money back
from the victim," the youngsters were quoted by Rycko as saying.

There is a possibility that the case is not a pure robbery,
Rycko added. "The case may have something to do with some unpaid
debts."

"Hopefully the case, which will be handled by officers of
South Jakarta Police Precinct and the Cilandak Police
Subprecinct, can be solved soon. We have men at the hospital to
dig up more information on the case."

Separately, Pulogadung police captured a man yesterday
suspected of murdering a high school student a week ago at
Pisangan Lama under the elevated Cawang-Tanjung Priok toll road
in East Jakarta.

The suspect, Yayah, 19, has reportedly admitted to having
killed Iskandar Habib, 16, a Panglima Jayakarta high school
student, over unpaid debts.

"Iskandar's parents became suspicious when he didn't return
home and reported it to the police. The last time they saw
Iskandar was when he went out with Yayah to a place in Tanjung
Priok, North Jakarta," a police officer, who asked not to be
named, said.

After thoroughly interrogating Yayah, he eventually admitted
to have killed Iskandar because he could not afford to return
money he had borrowed from the victim.

Lt. Col. Syahrir Kuba of the East Jakarta precinct said Yayah
admitted to killing Iskandar with the help of three of his
friends.

"We're currently looking for the other suspects. Hopefully we
can reveal more information soon." (edt)