Youth murder bus station

Youth murder bus station

JAKARTA (JP): A youth was beaten and stabbed to death
yesterday at Kampung Rambutan bus station, East Jakarta, police
reported.

According to Ciracas police precinct, the victim, identified
as Basroni, 18, was stabbed in the stomach. The motive for the
killing is unknown.

A relative of Basroni said the victim, who had been staying in
Ilir Kampong, South Sumatra, had been in Jakarta since Tuesday.

"He was looking for a job and his friend, Akrun, offered him a
position as a soft drink seller," he said, adding that Basroni
was staying at Akrun's boarding house near Kampung Rambutan bus
terminal.

Basroni was sitting in the bus station when some men
approached him. It was unknown who first started the ensuing
argument, but they soon became embroiled in a fight which ended
in Basroni's death, he said.

Basroni was taken to the Christian University's (UKI) hospital
where he was given medical treatment before he died.

The body was taken to the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital for an
autopsy.

The perpetrators are still at large. (01)