Illegal Parking Attendants In Gambir Stabbed By Market Thugs Repeatedly

Illegal parking attendant lying covered in blood stabbed by a market thug/Photo: RIzky Sulistio/VOI

JAKARTA - An illegal parking attendant with the initials SRS (43) died covered in blood as a result of being stabbed with a sharp knife-type weapon by thugs at Tasik Cideng Market, Gambir District, Central Jakarta, Thursday, March 16. The incident occurred when sales activities at the Pasar Tasik Muslim fashion market began to open.

Head of Gambir Metro Police, Kompol Mugia Yarry Junanda, confirmed that there was a stabbing incident that killed a parking attendant.

"That's right, that's right (there was a stabbing of the victim to death). As far as we know, according to the witness, there was a commotion. The perpetrator chased the victim, then there was a stabbing," said Kompol Mugia when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, March 16.

After stabbing the victim, the perpetrator immediately fled. Meanwhile, the victim who was bombarded with a number of knife stabs died at the scene.

"After that, the perpetrators ran away," he said.

Meanwhile, according to witness testimony to Gambir Metro Police investigators, the victim is known to work as a parking attendant around the crime scene.

"We are still investigating the victim, but the latest information from witnesses is that he (the victim) worked as a construction worker," he said.

Until now, the Gambir Metro Police are still asking for statements from a number of witnesses and conducting crime scene investigations at the location. Meanwhile, the case is still being handled by the Gambir Metro Police.