Middle-aged Man And Grandma Died In His House, West Pasaman Police Suspected Of Murder By Autopsy

Police evacuated two residents who died at home in Kinali District, West Pasaman, West Sumatra, Thursday (26/10/2023). (ANTARA)

SUMBAR - West Pasaman Resort Police (Polres) investigated the alleged killing of an elderly woman (elderly) and a middle-aged man who was found dead.

The two victims were found at their residence in Lubik Lumpuk Village, Jorong Anam Koto Utara, Nagari Anam Koto Utara, Kinali District, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), Thursday 26 October.

"Both of them are suspected of being murder victims. The victim has been taken to the West Pasaman Regional General Hospital (RSUD) to undergo an external post-mortem (VER) examination to find out the cause of death of the victim," said West Pasaman Police Chief (Kapolres) AKBP Agung Basuki at Simpang Empat, Thursday, October 26, confiscated by Antara.

He said the police also planned that the two victims would be taken to Bhayangkara Padang Hospital to undergo an autopsy for investigation and investigation purposes.

Agung explained that the findings of these two bodies were based on information from the public. Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Unit and the West Pasaman Police Identification Unit together with Kinali Police personnel immediately went to the crime scene (TKP).

The two victims were identified as a woman named Ali Juma (70), living alone at her residence. Meanwhile, the other victim is Safrial (50), Ali Juma's former son-in-law.

According to Agung, the incident was first discovered by witness Murni (45), the biological child of the victim Ali Juma, who opened his door every morning.

The witness who went to his mother's house at that time tried to call but there was no answer because at the time of the incident, the door of the house was not open.

When the witness opened the window of the house, two people were seen face down.

Seeing this condition, the witness shouted for help. Local residents who heard the screams, Banun (65) and Bulkaini (53), came closer. The two tried to enter the house through the kitchen door by breaking down the door.

"At that time, the house lights were turned off and saw a human figure lying face down and covered in blood. Banun thought the victim was his older brother. However, after being stretched, it turned out to be the victim Safrial (50) who was the ex-husband of Murni who had divorced two months ago," he said.

After seeing the victim Safrial was found dead. then they entered a room. In that room the victim Ali Juma was already supine and covered in lifeless blood.

"It is known that the victim Ali Juma is the ex-in-law of the victim Safrial. Victim Ali Juma lives alone in the house. Meanwhile, Murni (the victim's child Ali Juma) lives next to her mother's house," he said.

The police chief said the incident was estimated to occur between 01.00 WIB until 04.00 WIB in the morning.

"It is suspected that the perpetrator entered the victim Ali Juma's house by passing through or climbing the bathroom wall behind the victim's house. However, the motive for this incident is not yet known," he said,

He said the Criminal Investigation Unit and the West Pasaman Police Identification Unit were still conducting further investigations by collecting evidence and asking witnesses for statements regarding the incident.