Annoyed About Being Billed For Debt Of Rp. 70 Thousand, A Man In Mataram Stabbed His Friend

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The Resort Police (Polres) of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, handled a case of alleged stabbing with a sharp weapon in the form of badik by perpetrator AH (23) against his victim SM (39) with a motive because he was upset about being charged a debt of Rp. 70 thousand.

"Yes, so this perpetrator has a debt of Rp. 70 thousand to the victim. Annoyed by being billed, the perpetrator immediately stabbed the victim," said Head of the Mataram Police Satreskrim Kompol I Made Yogi Purusa Utama as reported by ANTARA, Monday, April 1.

He revealed that the perpetrator who carried out the action had the initials AH from Taman Ayu Village, Gerung District, West Lombok Regency.

The perpetrator committed the act of mistreatment of the victim with the initials SM (39), a man from Gomong, Selaparang District, Mataram City.

The perpetrator carried out the action on Sunday (31/3) afternoon on the side of the road in the Gomong area. The police handled this case after the victim reported it to the authorities.

"From the report, we immediately arrested the perpetrator. From AH's statement, the perpetrator stabbed him because the victim threw a beating," he said.

"Because the perpetrator felt caught seeing the victim and his partner, the perpetrator took out a knife or badik. So he had injured the victim in the neck," he said.

After stabbing the victim in the neck, the perpetrator fled. Meanwhile, the victim was rushed to the NTB Provincial General Hospital (RSUD) for medical treatment for the injuries suffered. Now the victim's condition is gradually improving.

"Today the victim can speak and provide information," he said.