7 People Arrested By Police In Cases Of Youth Death In Front Of Central Java Grand Mosque Complex

Semarang Police Chief Kombes Police Irwan Anwar. (ANTARA)

SEMARANG - Police officers arrested seven people suspected of being the perpetrators of the beating that killed a young man in front of the Central Java Grand Mosque complex, Jalan Gajah Raya, Semarang City. "Seven people have been detained at the Gayamsari Police," said Semarang Police Chief Kombes Irwan Anwar in Semarang, Antara, Friday, October 7. The incident against the victim IT (20), a resident of Muktiharjo Kidul, Semarang City, occurred on October 2, 2022. At that time, the victim was found injured in the area to two residents who passed on Jalan Gajah Raya, in front of the Central Java Grand Mosque complex. The victim was then taken to the hospital for medical assistance. From the results of the police investigation, the incident of mistreatment of the victim did not occur around Jalan Gajah Raya, but on Jalan Medoho Raya, Semarang. The IT victim allegedly fled to the front of the Central Java Grand Mosque complex after being beaten by a group of people. Gayamsari Police Chief Kompol Hengky Prasetyo confirmed that the victim of the beating finally died due to serious injuries. The police are still investigating the motives and chronology of the abuse carried out by the perpetrators, killing the victims.