Deadly Brawl In Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta Kills One Teenager, Perpetrator Still Wanted

Illustration of brawls that often occur in Jakarta. (Between/Dhoni Setiawan)

JAKARTA - One junior high school student with the initials RZ (14) was found dead during a brawl between two groups of teenagers on Jalan Mangga Dua Selatan, Sawah Besar District, Central Jakarta on Sunday morning 9 July. The victim died after receiving severe head injuries.

"The victim who died was a student who had just entered junior high school. He was stabbed in the head, thigh and chest," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Sawah Besar Police, AKP Sholeh when confirmed, Sunday, July 9.

AKP Sholeh said the victim died with stab wounds on a number of bodies. After the incident, the victim was taken to Husada Hospital.

However, until now, the police are still investigating the motive of the deadly brawl between the two groups of teenagers.

"Usually they fight from social media and we don't know the motive yet," he said.

AKP Sholeh continued, after an investigation was carried out, his party had pocketed several names involved in the brawl.

The police are still pursuing the teenagers involved.

"We are still chasing those involved, members are hunting down the perpetrators," he said.