Coming Home From Work, Japanese Citizen, MRT Employee Hacked Into Robbery In West Jakarta

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JAKARTA - Satomi Oki (34) a Japanese citizen became the victim of a robbery by two street bandits in Roa Malaka, Tambora, West Jakarta, Monday, June 13, yesterday.

The perpetrators pointed at the victim using a sharp weapon, a sickle type when she was returning home from work as an MRT employee.

"The perpetrator carried out a stabbing action using a sickle-type knife against an MRT employee who is a Japanese citizen", said West Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Commissioner Pasma Royce, when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, June 14.

The incident began when the victim had just left his office and was going back to his apartment in the Glodok area, West Jakarta. The victim returned home on foot.

Then one of the perpetrators got off the motorbike and approached the victim carrying a sickle. The perpetrator immediately took the victim's bag but the victim resisted.

"The victim was immediately hacked by the suspect using a sickle in the back of the head area", he said.

The mode of crime carried out by the perpetrators was to find the victim's target in a quiet place by riding a motorbike.

Then the perpetrator pointed a sharp weapon at the victim to hand over the valuables he was carrying.

"They go around looking for the victim's target and do not hesitate to injure them if the victim resists", he said.

Furthermore, the two perpetrators left the victim at the crime scene (TKP) with the injuries suffered by the victim. Meanwhile, several valuables belonging to the victim were confiscated by the perpetrators.

"As a result of the incident, the victim suffered a stab wound and had to get stitches", he said.

After the incident, the robbery case was immediately handled by the Tambora Police Criminal Investigation Unit.

From the results of the investigation, the Buser team of the Tambora Police arrested the two perpetrators of the robbery of Japanese citizens.

"The two perpetrators have been arrested", he said.