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Greater Jakarta: Woman seizes gun from robbers
A housewife in Bekasi, West Java, has thwarted an attempted robbery by grabbing a gun from the robber
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housewife in Bekasi, West Java, has thwarted an attempted robbery by grabbing a gun from the robber.
reportedly on Tuesday evening, Nuraini Aris Aritonang, 54, was involved in a fight with one of four robbers who tried to steal a motorcycle from her son, Bagus Aditya Aritonang, in front of her house in Jatibening, Pondok Gede.
Nuraini reportedly tried to seize a gun that a robber was using to threaten Bagus.
'During the attempt, the robber fired the gun five times but Nuraini eventually managed to take it,' said a neighbor, Awang, 34, to tempo.co on Wednesday. 'The four robbers then ran away with only one motorcycle, leaving their other motorcycle.'
tempo.co reported that the shootings left Bagus with minor injuries to his thigh and head.
Pondok Gede Police chief Comr. Sukadi confirmed the incident. He said that Nuraini was brave enough to fight the robbers back due to her family background being closely related to the police.
'She is the younger sister of Central Java Police chief, Insp. Gen. Edward Aritonang,' Sukardi said as quoted by wartakotalive.com on Wednesday.
He added that the police were now looking for the suspects.
