Police Investigate Allegations Of Stabbing Nigerian Citizen Who Died In Tangerang Paragon Apartment

TKP Pencakukan WN Nigeria Di Tangerang/ Foto; Antara

TANGERANG - South Tangerang Police are investigating a case of alleged stabbing of a foreign national (WNA) from Nigeria with the initials GO who died in the Paragon Apartment, Curug, Tangerang Regency, Sunday, July 9, early in the morning.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Tangerang Police, AKP Aldo Primananda, said that his party was investigating the cause of the victim's death. However, he admitted that it was suspected that the victim died because he was stabbed by the alleged perpetrator.

"We are currently investigating (the cause of death-ed). (But) if visible, the stab wound can be seen, but the one who can answer it is from the hospital. The doctor who did the autopsy, we are still waiting for the results," said Aldo when confirmed, Monday, July 10.

Aldo said that until now his party had examined several witnesses to find out about the incident.

"There are already a few, I just forgot the details, because they were examined at the Curug Police," he said.

A foreign national (WNA) from Nigeria died with stab wounds after being involved in an argument at the Paragon Apartment, Curug District, Tangerang Regency, Sunday, July 9, early in the morning.

"On Saturday (July) at around 21.00 WIB, there were already many quarrels in the apartment complex. On Sunday at 01.15 WIB, a foreigner ran away with a wound," said NG, one of the local residents in Tangerang, Sunday, July 9.

According to him, at the time of the incident there were two people fighting using foreign language.

"The condition in front of the apartment is still crowded. There are two foreigners shouting in foreign languages, I don't understand. However, from the gesture they asked for help," he said.

Due to the incident, he admitted that he was shocked when he saw that the unidentified foreigner came out full of blood.

However, he continued, not long after the incident a group of foreigners came out of the apartment and then took the victim directly to the nearest hospital.

"The victim was immediately taken by his friends into the car to the hospital," he said.