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Two people arrested in connection with Pulo Mas mass murder
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Almyanda Saphira (center) the mother of Dianita Gemma Dzalfayla dan Diona Arika Andra Putri, the victims of a mass killing in Pulo Mas, East Jakarta, lays flowers at her daughters' grave on Dec 28. (ANTARA/Muhammad Adimaja) (Antara/Muhammad Adimaja)
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he police have arrested two suspects allegedly connected to the recent mass killing in a house in Pulo Mas, East Jakarta, in which six people died while five others suffered injuries.
The two suspects, Ramlan Butar Butar alias Pincang and Erwin Situmorang, were arrested in Ramlan’s brother’s house in Bekasi, West Java, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono said.
“We are moving forward to hunt the other suspects,” Argo was quoted by tempo.co as saying on Wednesday.
(Read also: Local recounts ‘horrible’ crime scene in Pulomas house)
The Jakarta Police reported earlier on Tuesday that six people, including several children, died during a suspected robbery in the house while five others survived.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 were both the family’s drivers.
Zanette Kalila, 13, Santi, 22, Emi, Fitriani and Windy, who were the housemaids, all survived. (dan)
