Two Youths Duel In Tanjung Priok Boarding House, One Person Dies

JAKARTA Duel of two youths on Jalan Papango I, Gang Rambutan Timur, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta led to death. One person is reported to have died from being hit by a sharp weapon.

The Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi, explained that the commotion of the two people was discovered after residents heard screams for help from one of the boarding rooms, Wednesday, January 22, at 20:30 WIB.

Shortly thereafter, the AP perpetrator came out of the room screaming for help. AP then sat in front of the door of the boarding room.

Not a few minutes later, it was SR's turn to leave the boarding room covered in blood.

"The victim SR came straight out of the room down the stairs in front of the door," said Ade Ary, Thursday, January 23.

The witnesses or residents of the boarding house immediately helped him. Then took the victim to the hospital. But unfortunately, the victim was finally declared dead.

SR died after suffering stab wounds to his left ear, forehead, back head, and bruises to his right eye.

Meanwhile, the AP perpetrator also suffered injuries to the front of the neck, torn right side of the chest, torn on the left cheek, and torn wounds on the palm of the right hand.

"The alleged perpetrator is still conscious but weak (treatment at the hospital)," he said.

"Evidence is a kitchen knife with a blue plastic handle covered in blood which was found near the trash can in front of the boarding room. Inside the room, she found pieces of scissors," he continued.

Currently, his party is investigating the case. The case itself is handled by the Tanjung Priok Police.

"Tanjung Priok's Sektro is handled," he concluded.