Stabbed By A Machete, A Busker With A Tattoo Collapses At A Nasi Bebek Stall In Bekasi

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JAKARTA - A street busker was found dead covered in blood in front of a nasi bebek stall, Karang Kitri Village, Margahayu Village, East Bekasi, Bekasi City, West Java. The tattooed young man died with sharp weapons stab wounds in his body.

The victim was allegedly hacked by a fellow busker. The victim died on the spot due to blood loss. However, the case is still under investigation by the police. The motive for the murder is not yet known.

The stabbing incident caused an uproar among residents of Rawa Indah Street, Kampung Karang Kitri, Margahayu Village, East Bekasi. The reason is that the incident occurred on Monday, August 30, at night, when the residents were resting.

It was later discovered that the dead victim was named Kristianto, a resident of Kampung Karang Kitri. Meanwhile, the perpetrator of the stabbing was carried out by S aka Tompel, a fellow street singer.

According to Wanto, one of the eyewitnesses of the incident, at that time he was about to tidy up his merchandise and close his duck rice stall. Suddenly, the victim who lived behind the shop was chased by the perpetrator using a sharp machete.

"The victim fell and was immediately stabbed by the perpetrator in the head, back, and neck. The victim died in front of his shop", Wanto told reporters, Tuesday, August 31, early this morning.

After knowing the victim was dead, the perpetrator immediately fled.

"The victim was killed in front of me and I don't know anything. The victim was stabbed multiple times with machetes", said the owner of the food stall.

Police officers from the East Bekasi Police and the Bekasi City Metro Police who received the report immediately rushed to the scene. Officers investigated the scene of the murder and identified the victim's body.

From the results of the identification, officers found several stab wounds all over the victim's body. For further processing, the victim's body has been taken by officers to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta.

Until now joint officers are still hunting for the killer with the initials S. However, the police have yet to provide an official statement to several journalists. The case is handled by the East Bekasi Police and the Bekasi City Metro Police.