Denpasar Police has rounded up six suspects over the murder of a 20-year-old military cadet in Bali.
“We have arrested six suspects,” Denpasar Police Criminal Investigation Unit Commissioner Aris Purwanto confirmed to Tribun Bali on Monday.
The main suspect of the six is just 16 years old and is believed to be the child of DPRD regional councilman, national media is reporting.
The suspected murder weapon, a curved knife with a black handle, was taken from suspects at the scene, police say.
Prada Yanuar Setiawan from Manggarai, Flores was beaten and stabbed to death early on Sunday morning in Jimbaran on the Jl. Ngurah Rai By Pass, directly in front of Taman Griya.
Setiawan had been driving with a friend around 5am on Sunday when they were allegedly ambushed then beaten by a group of youth on motorcycles.
While the cadet’s friend Johari, was reportedly injured in the face with a broken jaw, Yanuar’s wounds were fatal, with an injury to the right ear and deep stab wounds to his chest.
Johari, also from Manggarai, is in intensive care at Denpasar’s Sanglah Hospital. It is not yet known whether or not he will undergo surgery.
Setiawan had been set to become commissioned into the Indonesian national military in just a week’s time, on July 17.
Police say they are continuing to investigate the case.
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story included allegations that suspects belonged to a motorcycle gang. Subsequent information suggests that is not the case.
