TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In yet another violence case against children, Fajar Murdianto (12), a student at Klumprit 1 Elementary School in Sukoharjo, Central Java, on Sunday, May 25, 2014 died after being in a coma for two weeks at a local hospital since early May.
The doctor said that Fajar died of brain concussion and prior to his death, he often complained of headache and nausea.
Surono (40), his uncle said that before being treated at the hospital, his nephew was often beat up by his classmates
"Before falling into a coma, he once said that he was often beat up by his schoolmates," said Surono in Sukoharjo on Sunday.
Surono added that his parents were actually suspicious after he went home with bruises and when they asked him, the boy answered that his friends at school beat him up.
He added it was only after he was treated at the hospital did he finally admit that he had been beat up by his classmates ever since he was in the fifth grade.
"He was a quite boy. He never said anything unless we asked him," he said.
One of Fajar's classmates, meanwhile, admitted that he often saw him beat by his schoolmates.
"Usually he was hit in the head. Sometimes he was oftenly hit by thick books," said the student who wanted to remain anonymous.
Following his nephew's death, Surono said that he reported the case to the police two days ago.
"Initially, I was told not to bring the case to the police but to resolve it in the school. However, our family wants to have the case investigated so that we all can take a lesson from it," he said.
Meanwhile, Head of Anti-Crime Division of Sukoharjo Police, Second Inspector Suparno confirmed that the victim’s family had reported the case the police.
"We're investigating the case and for the time being, the family refused to have an autopsy to the victim's body," he said.
UKKY PRIMARTANTYO
