Horror! Knife Capital In Hand Broken Neighbor's Door: Money Scratched, Friends 'Clashed'

The suspect was a thief who brought a knife and entered his neighbor's house in Mauk Tangerang/ Photo: Doc. Tangerang Police

TANGERANG - A man with the initials S (26) in Tangerang was arrested by the police for the theft accompanied by violence. The victim is SA (42), his own neighbor. Tangerang Police Chief Kombes Pol Raden Romdhon Natakusuma said the incident occurred in Tegal Kunir Village, Mauk, Tangerang Regency.

"Suspect S committed the crime of theft with violence at the house of one of his neighbors," said Raden when confirmed Thursday, August 18.

The incident began when the perpetrator broke into a neighbor's house with the initials SA (42) to steal money. But in the act, the perpetrator caught the victim.

"The victim heard the sound of the closet door in her house opening. The victim went to the cupboard in the living room. The victim saw suspect S, who was known to be neighbors," he explained.

The victim panicked when she saw the perpetrator attacked her with the knife she was carrying. As a result, the victim suffered injuries all over his body.

"The suspect even attacked the owner of the house with a knife so that the victim was injured. The victim screamed and invited other residents of the house," he said.

"The suspect immediately fled through the back door which had been broken into by the perpetrators. He took the victim's money of Rp. 700 thousand," he continued.

In that suit, the victim reported the incident to the Mauk Police. Based on the report, the police immediately began to pursue the suspect.

Until finally the perpetrator was arrested in Tegal Kunir Kiduk Village, Tangerang Regency.

"Continuing to track the whereabouts of the suspect, the police managed to apprehend the suspect who was hiding," he explained.

The perpetrator was charged with Article 365 of the Criminal Code with a penalty of 9 years in prison.