Husband Stabbed Wife 17 Stabbed To Death In Riau, Police: Perpetrators Are Often Insulted

PALAWAN - Police arrested the perpetrator of the murder of a woman in Pesaguan Village, Pasang Lesung District, Pelalawan Regency, Riau. The sadistic murder took place on Sunday.

From the results of the police investigation, it turned out that the perpetrator of the murder was the victim's own husband. The perpetrator with the initials HYL (27) has brutally killed his wife with 17 stabs on his body.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Pelalawan Police, Iptu Kris Topel, said the victim's initials MF was found covered in blood in the bathroom at his brother's house in a supine position.

Before the incident occurred, the perpetrator was looking for his wife's whereabouts. Then, the perpetrator found out that his wife was at his brother's house.

"The perpetrator went straight to the kitchen to look for a knife. He went straight to the bathroom where his wife was, there he immediately carried out 17 stabs against his wife. The stab that was carried out hit his wife's stomach, chest and genitals. As a result, the victim died on the spot and the perpetrator immediately fled," said Kris, Wednesday, April 17.

He explained, after committing the heinous murder, the perpetrator immediately fled to the Sorek area, Pangkalan Kuras District. "When he was arrested, the perpetrator did not fight back and was taken to the Pelalawan Police Headquarters," he said.

From the examination, the suspect's motive was to commit murder because he was hurt. Because, the victim often insulted and said rudely to the perpetrator's parents.

Kini, pelaku tengah menjalani pemeriksaan intensif oleh penyidik Satreskrim Polres Pelalawan dan dijerat pasal 338 KUHP dengan ancaman 15 tahun penjara.