Cruel Robbers In Action In Palembang, The Victim's Hand Is Slashed With A Sword

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JAKARTA - A teenager with the initials LN (16), a resident of Jalan Parameswara Lorong Macan Serunting, Bukit Baru Village, Ilir Barat Subdistrict, Palembang was arrested for carrying out an attempted robbery on Jalan Jendral Sudirman Km 3.5, Pahlawan Village, in front of the Sumber Ban store, on Thursday, September 30 around 02.00 WIB.

Reporting from humas.polri.g.id, Friday, October 15, the perpetrator and a number of his friends attacked the victims RF (17) and IL (17), which resulted in the victim suffering a number of injuries.

The incident began when the two victims were passing by and were suddenly attacked by unknown perpetrators.

When the RF victim was riding with the IL victim on a motorbike from Km 12 to Ampera, suddenly from behind them, two perpetrators followed two of them using a white and red Honda Scoopy motorcycle.

Then, at the scene of the crime, one of the perpetrators kicked and slashed a sword at the RF victim so that it hit the RF victim's right arm, and the RF victim was hit by the perpetrator's sword.

The victim, who could no longer control the motorcycle he was using, fell and hit an iron stake. Because someone else saw it, the perpetrators immediately left and did not take the victim's belongings.

Both victims are currently being treated in hospital.

The Head of Criminal Investigation at the Palembang Polrestabes Kompol Tri Wahyudi, accompanied by Kanit Ranmor Iptu Irsan Ismail and Kasubnit Iptu Jhonny Palapa said that his party had arrested one perpetrator.

"The perpetrators admitted their actions when the five of them deliberately followed the victim," said Kompol Tri Wahyudi.

Tri explained that the motive for the perpetrators was based on revenge. Because previously the perpetrator admitted that his motorbike had been attacked by someone until the motorbike was scratched.

"But I don't know whether the person in question is a victim, but the perpetrator feels that this victim is suspected to be someone who has damaged a motorcycle, he used a knife before," he explained.

The police secured evidence in the form of a white and red Honda Scoopy motorcycle used by the perpetrator and a hoodie jacket.

His party is still conducting sweeps and deepening whether there are other crime scenes.

"We are still looking for other perpetrators, we are still conducting a sweep. Our perpetrators imposed Article 365 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 35 of the Criminal Code for attempted fraud," he said.

When found, LN admitted his actions, he said he had a grudge against the victim because his motorbike had been damaged with a sharp weapon so that it had abrasions.

“My motorbike was damaged by the victim and his group. So I hold a grudge,” he said.