From Reconstruction Revealed Sadistic Way Men In South Sumatra OKU Perform Serial Murders Of 5 People

BATURAJA - The Ogan Komering Ulu Regional Police, South Sumatra, carried out a reconstruction of the serial murder case of five people that occurred in Bunglai Village, Kedaton Peninjauan Raya District, on November 26, 2021.

"Reconstruction of the murder case of five victims, namely Sari Rosalina (45), Ekrom (48), Endang (40), Hendri Jaya (33), and Erni (35) by presenting OT as the sole suspect," said Head of Public Relations of the Resort Police, Ogan. Komering Ulu (OKU) AKP Mardi Nursal in Baturaja, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, January 26.

In addition to the suspect OT, in the reconstruction which was held in the backyard of the OKU Police Headquarters, nine witnesses from the victim's family and local prosecutors were also present.

In the reenactment of the incident, it was revealed that the perpetrators killed the victims brutally using a knife in a chain on the same day.

"There are 20 scenes that were demonstrated by the perpetrator in killing five of his victims," said AKP Mardi.

The motive for the serial killings was previously thought to be because the perpetrator had a mental disorder. Perpetrators without cause kill their victims blindly on that fateful day.

"However, after an examination of his mental condition stated that the perpetrator was not crazy," he said.

According to AKP Mardi, although evidence of the murder in the form of a knife was not found, his party has received other evidence from the case so that the results of the reconstruction and witness statements can be transferred to the OKU District Attorney's Office.

In this case, the suspect was charged with Articles 338 and 340 of the Criminal Code, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum sentence of life.

Meanwhile, Devi, one of the witnesses who is the wife of one of the murder victims, demands that the perpetrators be punished severely.

She did not accept the loss of her husband who had been the backbone of the family due to being killed by the suspect for no apparent reason.

“I am not willing because my four children now do not have a father anymore. I ask that the perpetrators be punished appropriately and their families to leave Bunglai Village," he said.