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Greater Jakarta: Fitri Aulia, 'Spider Kid', killed by train
SOUTH TANGERANG: Fitri Aulia, 14, who became known as âSpider Kidâ as a result of her odd hobby of climbing high towers, has died after being hit by a train near Pondok Ranji station, South Jakarta
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OUTH TANGERANG: Fitri Aulia, 14, who became known as 'Spider Kid' as a result of her odd hobby of climbing high towers, has died after being hit by a train near Pondok Ranji station, South Jakarta.
South Tangerang Police spokesman Adj. Comr. Matsuri said the train struck Fitri, better known as Pipit, after she fell onto the railway line.
'She had apparently climbed a structure before she fell and was killed by the train,' said Matsuri as quoted by Tempo.co.
Matsuri further said the police had offered to carry out an autopsy to fully determine the cause of Pipit's death but the family had declined.
Pipit's mother Sumarni, 49, said that some people had beaten Pipit up shortly before she died. According to her, they beat Pipit because she had climbed on top of someone's car.
She explained that Pipit had complained about severe pains on her head and body. However, when Sumarni was about to take her to a clinic, Pipit ran to the railway track near her house.
'I chased after her but she suddenly fell and died,' Sumarni said.
She declined to elaborate further on the people who had beaten up Pipit.
Pipit had become famous in recent years for climbing high towers, mostly high-voltage towers, often she refused to come back down unless bystanders offered her money.
