Elderly Claims To Be Almost Sickle When Two Villages In Senen Clash

Marina, an elderly woman, admitted that she almost got sick during a brawl at Senen Central Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Brawl between teenagers on Jalan Kramat Pulo Dalam II, RT 06 RW 08, Kramat Village, Senen District, Central Jakarta broke out, Monday, October 30. As a result of the brawl, residents' houses were also damaged by the perpetrators.

Marina (54), one of the residents, said that the teenagers involved in the brawl were carrying sharp weapons.

"At that time I didn't dare to come out. When I peeked from the window, suddenly a teenager brought a sickle and immediately hit my window window until it broke," Marina told reporters, Monday, October 30.

Marina said he survived the sickle because of a protective cloth. If there is no cloth, Marina says he must have been stabbed by a sickle.

"At home when the glass burst, people immediately hysterically at home. We residents here are tired of this brawl, and we ask the police to immediately arrest the perpetrators," he said.

Meanwhile, a resident, Machmud (41) said the brawl occurred between residents of Kampung Kebon and residents of Gang Gaplok, who were close by.

Machmud, said that last night's action was a retaliatory action from the residents of Kebon against Gang Gaplok. After earlier, last Saturday night, October 27.

"Before last night, from Sunday night there had been a brawl, only the son (kebon) was quiet. It was his turn during the evening, the Kebon child attacked Gang Gaplok's child," said Machmud.

Machmud also added that brawls in his area occur almost every weekend. However, he did not know for sure the cause of the brawl.

"Here the brawl is almost every Saturday-Sunday. The reason is I don't know, suddenly it happened. Listen, he said, someone said he made an appointment on social media," he said.