An 8-year-old Boy Becomes A Victim Of The Yalimo Papua Riots, The Condition Is Improved

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Pol Patrige Renwarin when visiting one of the victims of the Elelim riots, Yalimo Regency who was being treated at Bhayangkara Jayapura Hospital. BETWEEN/HO/Humas Papua Police

JAKARTA - Papua Police Chief Inspector General Pol Patrige Renwarin said the condition of the child who was the victim of the Elelim riot in Yalimo Regency, Papua Mountains, which is being treated at Bhayangkara Hospital is currently improving.

"The condition of the victim, especially children in Elelim, continues to improve, including the child of Ativah (8 years) who is currently still being treated in the ICU, after surgery was carried out on the injuries he suffered," said Papua Police Chief Inspector General Pol Patrige Renwarin in Jayapura, Sunday, quoted by Antara.

He said, there were 10 victims of the Elelim riot who were evacuated and treated at Bhayangkara Hospital, but six of them had been allowed to go home after their condition improved.

Currently, four patients are being treated and hope that their condition will continue to improve so that they can reunite with their families.

"The Papuan Police through Bhayangkara Hospital are trying to provide maximum service to the victims so that they can recover and be healthy again," said the regional police chief.

The Papuan Police through the Human Resources Bureau (HR) has given trauma healing to the victims before they are allowed to return from Bhayangkara Hospital.

Riots in Elelim, the capital city of Yalimo Regency, Papua Mountains, Tuesday, September 16, started with quarrels or disputes between students that spread and there was an attack and arson that caused a number of buildings and vehicles to be burned.