Worker killed in Tangerang

JAKARTA (JP): A worker died yesterday at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Central Jakarta, after a friend beat him in Pondok Cabe, Tangerang, West Java.

City Police Spokesman Maj. Nyoman Suriasta said Supangat, 22, asked his friend, Kartolo, not to dump trash in a rice stall they ate at.

Kartolo got angry at the victim.

"Kartolo then took a log and severely beat the victim's back and head while another friend, Salihin ran, asking for help," Nyoman said.

Salihin and other workers helped Supangat, from Kedung Urang, Banyumas, Central Java, and took him to hospital, he said.

Kartolo, who lived in Sumberlagu, Sragen, Central Java, was still at large, he said. (jun)