Bali man arrested after allegedly stabbing own cousin to death on New Year’s Eve
Police arrested a 22-year-old man who reportedly stabbed another man to death and injured a woman on New Year’s Eve in Badung regency, allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
“They were drinking at first and maybe they were drunk, and the victim was just breaking up [a fight],” Badung Police spokesman, I Putu Oka Bawa, told Kumparan.
Oka explained that the victim, identified as 29-year-old I Gusti Agung Alit Mahaputra, was a cousin of the suspect, identified as I Gusti Ngurah Yoga Adi Putra.
The incident took place at a local food stall when a friend, identified as I Putu Candradinata, dropped a jug, igniting an argument between himself and Yoga.
Alit then tried to mediate the situation, but Yoga left only to go to his house and grabbed what was reportedly a sword, before heading back to the food stall. There, Yoga began a random attack and stabbed Alit in the process, as well as Alit’s mother, identified as I Gusti Ayu Wetri.
Alit was immediately taken to the local hospital, but unfortunately succumbed to his injuries. Meanwhile, Yoga was reportedly arrested a little after midnight on New Year’s Day.
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