Fighting OF Residents In Sorong. One Died And One Car Was Set On Fire

A car unit belonging to the perpetrator in the central market of Remu Kota Sorong was set on fire on Monday, April 19 (Photo: Ernes Broning Kakisina/Antara)

JAKARTA - A fight by residents in the central market of Remu, Sorong city, West Papua Province, Monday, April 19, afternoon until the evening, resulted in one person dying and one car being burned by the crowd.

As reported by Antara, Tuesday, April 20, the fight was triggered by the influence of liquor which ended up attacking each other using sharp weapons, causing one death named Marthen, a resident around the market.

The victim's family was immediately angry and burned the perpetrator's car. This case also resulted in Remu's market activities closing before closing time, because both traders and buyers were afraid. Marthen's body, who died in the fighting, was marched on foot to the mayor's office.

Head of Sorong Police, AKBP Ary Nyoto Setiawan, when confirmed, confirmed the incident and explained the chronology of the stabbing, starting when the victim Marthen and the perpetrator with the initials US consumed alcohol at the terminal, Remu Market, then a conversation that offended the perpetrator so that the perpetrator tortured the victim.

He said that the victim's father-in-law, who was at the crime scene at the time, tried to deter the perpetrator by taking a sharp machete belonging to the perpetrator. However, the perpetrator still had another sharp tool, namely a badik, which stabbed the victim and the victim's in-laws.

Furthermore, said the Police Chief, the perpetrator secured himself at the East Sorong Koramil, while the victim was taken to run to Herlina Hospital to be given first aid but the victim was not helped and died.

Meanwhile, the perpetrator was evacuated to a hospital to get medical treatment. "The perpetrator is now in good health, and we have secured it", he said.

According to him, the police coordinated with the family and community leaders from the victim's tribe. However, it didn't take long for the family to carry the victim's body to the Sorong City Police Headquarters on foot, but because Sorong City Police personnel were on alert in front of the Police Headquarters, finally the victim's body was brought to the Sorong Mayor's Office.

"Arriving at the Sorong Mayor's Office, there was coordination between community leaders and their families and they agreed that the bodies would be brought home and buried in the funeral home", he added.