The Case Of A Body In A Suitcase, Ubaya Student Angeline Nathania Was Killed Because The Perpetrator Was Hurt By Being Insulted

The body of the victim of the alleged murder of Angeline Nathania who was buried at the Aji Jasa Surabaya funeral home, Thursday (8/6/2023). ANTARA/HO-Humas Ubaya

Surabaya University (Ubaya) student Angeline Nathania is suspected of being killed because the perpetrator was hurt by the insults of the victim. The victim's body was dumped in a suitcase in Cangar, Mojokerto, East Java.

"From the information that can be obtained from the perpetrators who are concerned with being hurt by the insults received by the perpetrators from the victim, because their daily communication is active. The motive is hurt," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Surabaya Police, AKBP Mirzal Maulana, quoted from Kompas Malam Kompas TV broadcast, Thursday, June 8.

According to the police, the perpetrator and Angeline Nathania had known each other for 5 years. At that time the victim studied music to the perpetrator while still in school.

"The victim learned to play music with the perpetrator, intense communication finally met on May 3 when the victim was saying goodbye to study at PTS in Surabaya," said Mirzal.

Angeline Nathania was reported missing to the Surabaya Police Headquarters on May 5. Finally, the victim said goodbye to his parents on May 3.

"Date 5 (May) reported to the Surabaya Police, at that time the contact lost, the cellphone number was off," said Mirzal.

Previously, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Surabaya (Ubaya) Dr. Yoan Nursari Simanjuntak confirmed that the body of a woman in a suitcase found in Cangar, Mojokerto, was Angeline Nathania, a student of the Faculty of Law in the 6th semester of the 2020 class.

"The Surabaya University confirmed that Angeline Nathania was a student of the Faculty of Law in the 6th semester of the 2020 class. The family also confirmed that the body was Angeline Nathania," said Yoan Nursari as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, June 8.