Failure To Steal, 3 Abandoned Children In West Jakarta Beaten By The Coordinator

Three abandoned children in West Jakarta (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Three abandoned children found under the Pasar Pagi bridge, Tambora, West Jakarta admitted that they experienced physical violence by their coordinators if they did not steal.

"Physical violence from those who ordered it, according to confession, did exist," said Social Service, Supervision and Control (P3S) officer Amelia Saputri in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Wednesday, November 11.

The three children handled by the P3S officers from the West Jakarta Social Service, namely a boy with the initials RR (10) and his younger brother RM (9), and a girl with the initials N (5).

RR, who is now being detained at GOR Cengkareng, West Jakarta, admits that he was forced to steal by two youths who became his coordinator. However, because the action failed, he received physical violence.

"Once asked to help a toy motorbike, CCTV caught, if you don't want to be thieves left behind, then be beaten. He was beaten in a dark place, ”said RR in Jakarta, Wednesday.

Not only that, RR also had his hair cut if he did not heed orders from two street youths with star tattoos on their temples.

This can also be seen from the girl with the initials N, when she was met at GOR Cengkareng, her hair was uneven, and even tended to be almost bald in several places.

"His hair is cut the same as the one with the tattoo (street youth)," he said.

RR's body was full of blisters on his hands and feet due to the cigarette burns. While N's forehead has a dry wound from a sharp object puncture.

According to the information compiled, it was almost a month since the three abandoned children followed the two young men to live. They are often forced to get drunk, use crystal methamphetamine, but they refuse.

"I was told to get drunk, told by nyabu (to wear crystal meth). I don't want mom, I want to go to school, "said RM.

Three children are suspected of being victims of street exploitation when they are found crying under the Pasar Pagi bridge, Tambora, West Jakarta, Monday, November 9.

"The three children admitted that they were told to 'glue' (sniff glue), smoke and drink alcohol, beg and steal by teenagers," said the Coordinator of the Social Supervision and Control Service Officer (P3S) Sudinsos, West Jakarta, Amirullah, in Jakarta. , Wednesday.

He said they were found by members of the public infrastructure and facilities handling officer (PPSU) of Roa Malaka Village, when cleaning the area, then they were secured and taken by the Social Service officers to the Cengkareng Sports Building (GOR).