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Six killed in alleged robbery in Pulo Mas
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Police cordon off the house in Pulo Mas in East Jakarta where six people died during an alleged robbery. (Kompas.com/Akhdi Martin Pratama)
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he Jakarta Police reported Tuesday that six people, including several children, died during a suspected robbery in a house in Pulo Mas, East Jakarta, while five others survived.
Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono said the crime happened in the early hours of Tuesday on Jl. Pulo Mas Utara in Pulogadung district.
(Read also: No valuables missing from Pulomas murder victims: Police)
“All of the victims were locked inside a bathroom measuring 1.5 x 1.5 meters. We suspected they died of asphyxiation,” Argo said in a statement as quoted by kompas.com.
There were 11 people inside the bathroom, he said, and only five had survived.
Information from the police revealed the fatalities were: Dodi Triono, 59, Diona Arika, 16, Dianita Gemma, 9, Amel, a friend of one of the children, Yanto and Tasrok, who was the family’s driver.
Zanette Kalila, 13, Santi, 22, Emi, Fitriani and Windy, who were the housemaids, all survived. (evi)
