Cigarette vendor gave them food, shelter, death
(NEWSER) - The serial rape and murder of 14 young Jakarta street boys by a cigarette vendor has shocked a nation where such attacks are almost unheard of. The vendor—known as Babe, or father, to the boys he lured with food and a comfortable place to stay—killed boys as young as 9, in some cases sexually assaulting them after they were murdered. The killings have highlighted the plight of some 12,000 Jakarta street kids, who are often kicked out of their poverty stricken homes to make their own way. More»
