Police Arrest ABH Suspected Of Murder Of Vocational High School Student In Sukabumi

Sukabumi City Police Chief AKBP Ari Setyawan Wibowo/ANTARA/Aditya Rohman

Sukabumi City Police, West Java arrested a child in conflict with the law (ABH) with the initials FRS (17) who was suspected of being involved in the murder case of MA (18).

"From various developments and examinations of a number of witnesses, this case led to the suspect. ABH was arrested in the Tegalega area, Lembursitu District, Sukabumi City on Thursday (10/8) at around 00.30 WIB," said Sukabumi City Police Chief AKBP Ari Setyawan Wibowo as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 10.

According to Ari, the case of the death of a vocational school student began when the Supreme Court victim and several of his colleagues made an appointment with other vocational school students for a brawl in the Gunungguruh District, Sukabumi Regency on Wednesday, (9/8) early morning or around 02.30 WIB.

At that time, the victim of the Supreme Court dueled with the suspect FRS using a sharp weapon of the type of sickle. The victim, who was pressed, was finally hit by a sickle at the base of his right thigh, causing a severe bleeding.

Seeing that the victim was helpless and lying down, the suspect immediately fled. Residents who saw the incident immediately evacuated the victim to Al-Mulk Hospital, Lembursitu District, Sukabumi City.

Due to severe injuries plus severe bleeding, the victim's life could not be saved and died.

"From the arrest, we confiscated evidence in the form of a sharp weapon of the type of sickle used by ABH to carry out the persecution until the victim died," he added.

Ari revealed that the motive used by the suspect to kill the victim was an invitation to a duel.

Where previously the victim and suspect had made an appointment to duel, triggered by offense.

So from WhatsApp communication, both parties have an agreement to carry out a brawl by duel.

Until now, the FRS is still being questioned by investigators from the Sukabumi City Police Satreskrim.

For his actions, FRS was charged with multiple articles, namely Article 76c in conjunction with Article 80 UURI Number 35 of 2014 concerning amendments to UURI Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection with a threat of 15 years in prison.

Then Article 338 of the Criminal Code concerning Murder carries a penalty of 12 years in prison and Article 351 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code concerning Persecution Causing Death with a threat of 12 years in prison.