WNA Brunei Died After Being Treated for 10 Days After Being Beaten with a Bottle in Blok M Duel

JAKARTA - A foreign citizen (WNA) from Brunei Darussalam with the initials MHF (30) died after allegedly being beaten with a glass bottle during a dispute in the Blok M area, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Pol Budi Hermanto, said the incident began when the victim was around the location with a number of colleagues on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Not long after, several other people came and had a conversation with the victim.

"At around 03.28 WIB, the alleged perpetrator with the initials MIA (33), who is also a foreigner from Brunei Darussalam, arrived at the location with his colleagues using a car," Budi told the media, Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

When he got out of the vehicle, the perpetrator carried a black paper bag that was suspected to contain a glass bottle. The perpetrator then approached the victim until there was a verbal altercation at the entrance area of Blok M Hub.

The commotion then shifted to the front of Restu Sport. continued Budi, in the dispute, the perpetrator allegedly hit the victim's head once using a paper bag containing a glass bottle until the victim fell down.

"The alleged perpetrator allegedly hit the victim once on the head using a paper bag containing a glass bottle until the victim fell," he said.

Budi revealed that after the incident, the victim was taken to a lodging house near the location before being rushed to the RSPP for medical treatment. However, his condition continued to decline until he died 10 days later.

"The victim's condition worsened until he was finally declared dead on May 16, 2026," he said again.

Budi emphasized that, due to this incident, the joint team of the Subdit Resmob of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Polda Metro Jaya together with the South Jakarta Metro Police and the Kebayoran Baru Metro Police then conducted an investigation.

As a result, the police arrested the suspect MIA who is also a citizen of Brunei Darussalam on Monday, May 25, 2026 in the Kebayoran Lama area, South Jakarta.

"Currently, the suspect has been taken to the Polda Metro Jaya to undergo further investigation," concluded Budi.

Kebayoran Baru Metro Police Chief AKBP Nugrahadi Kusuma, previously confirmed the incident. He said the police had received a report regarding the incident and were conducting further handling.

"It has been monitored, there has been a police report," said Nugrahadi.

More Juah, in a video circulating on the Instagram social media, a man wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and a black hat was seen lying on the asphalt. The man seemed to have been beaten by a man with long hair wearing all black clothes.

Not long after, the man with long hair fell. A number of residents who were around the location immediately approached the victim and tried to provide assistance.

Based on the narrative circulating on social media, the incident occurred on Wednesday morning, May 6, 2026 at around 02.00 WIB in the Blok M area. The victim is said to be a foreigner with the initials M-H-F who is suspected of being a celebrity.

The victim is reported to have suffered serious bleeding in the back of his head. He underwent intensive care in the ICU in a coma before he was finally pronounced dead.