Online Motorcycle Taxi Driver In Kuta Killed His Girlfriend With A Machete

BADUNG - Persecution with a machete occurred in front of a boarding house in Kuta, Badung Regency, Bali. The perpetrator was an online motorcycle taxi driver named Abdul Rahman Saleh with his girlfriend victims named Fitria (41) and Viktor (32).

"Currently, the victim is still receiving treatment. The two victims suffered injuries to the back of the head and fingers from the slashing of the machete", said Head of Kuta Police, Kompol Orpa SM Takalapeta on Wednesday, January 12.

The perpetrator is known to work as an online motorcycle taxi driver from Lembata, NTT. The perpetrator has been arrested by the Kuta Police.

The suspect is known to have dated the victim for 4 years. However, their relationship has been strained since November 2021.

Since then they are not living together anymore. Fitria decided to stay in her own boarding house in the Nyangnyangsari area, Kuta.

"The perpetrator also added that Fitria once admitted that she had another boyfriend in Java (Jember). Before the incident this afternoon, they had several quarrels regarding their relationship", added Kompol Orpa.

The abuse occurred when the perpetrator asked the victim to come to the boarding house to discuss their relationship. The victim said she would come with her friend, Viktor.

There was a dispute until the perpetrator took a machete. The victim was slashed with a machete to the back of the head.

"But the victim was still able to escape to the neighboring boarding house and when he was about to enter the neighboring boarding house, the perpetrator swung his machete at the victim and hit the back of the victim's head", he added.

At that time Viktor was also cut because the perpetrators did not accept Viktor interfering. After this incident, the perpetrator was arrested by the police.