Police Investigate Robbery Case At Hotel Ngebel Ponorogo, Perpetrator Of Woman Carrying Knife

Members of the Satreskrim Ponorogo Police when asking for information from a number of eyewitnesses (ANTARA/HO - Dustin)

PONOROGO - Officials from the Satreskrim Polres Ponorogo, East Java are handling cases of robbery, seizures accompanied by violence, at a hotel located in the Ngebel Stadium tourist area, Ponorogo.

The victim of the robbery is the owner of the hotel who is on guard at the reception desk.

"Yes, we are handling this case. Please take time for an investigation," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Ponorogo Police, AKP Rio Pradana, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, November 2.

The police have examined witnesses and CCTV instructions around the scene.

The perpetrator of the robbery is confirmed to be female. The characteristics were not disclosed in detail. However, referring to the information presented by the victim and witnesses, the perpetrator came to the hotel belonging to the victim Kasmirah (60) disguised himself as a prospective hotel guest.

The perpetrator pretended to come to order a room. The victim, who was on guard, had time to serve, but the guest argued that he was still waiting for her husband.

Not long after buying time, the perpetrator suddenly took out a knife and pointed it at the victim while forcibly seizing the gold necklace that was being worn.

"Maybe my wife fought back, continued to be hit by sharp objects when she got the necklace, the culprit immediately ran away," said Tanto, the victim's husband.

Currently, Kasmirah victims are being treated intensively at dr. Hardjono Hospital, Ponorogo.

The doctor guarding the emergency room at Dr. Harjono Hospital, dr. Nining Oktavia said, when the victim arrived the victim was conscious, but suffered injuries to the head, neck and arms. The victim also suffered severe bleeding due to a number of injuries he suffered.

"The worst thing was in the neck because part of the tissue in the area was torn apart and it looked inside," said dr. Nining.

Nining also said that although she was conscious, the victim was shocked by the incident and lost a lot of fluids. So that the ER conducts intensive care, but overall the victim is in stable condition.

"We are helping with the current condition, but indeed losing a lot of fluids due to injuries to the neck," he added.

From the actions taken, it is known that the wound on the neck contained a hole approximately 2 centimeters with a depth of 1 centimeter which was suspected of being hit by a stab wound from a sharp weapon.