Duren Sawit Residents Geger Finding Human Skull On Home Ceiling

JAKARTA - A number of residents on Jalan Nusa Indah 4, Malaka Jaya, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, were shocked by the discovery of a human skull equipped with teeth.

Ironically, the human skull is on the ceiling of one of the residents' houses. The discovery was discovered when the construction worker was doing renovations on the roof of the house.

While doing repairs on the roof of the leaking house, the building worker would be surprised when he saw a human skull. He immediately rushed down and reported to the owner of the house.

Furthermore, the findings were reported to the Duren Sawit Police and the East Jakarta Metro Police. Upon arrival at the location, the joint police and police officers conducted a crime scene (TKP) and asked for information from a number of witnesses and homeowners.

Allegedly, the human skull had been at the location for a long time. However, the case is still under police investigation.

According to the owner of the house, Afdhal admitted that he was surprised when he heard reports of the discovery of a human skull on the roof of the ceiling of the house he bought. He only found out after reports from construction workers.

"I don't live here, I happen to be empty after the contract. I live here from 2014 to 2020," Afdhal said at the scene, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Afdhal admitted that at the beginning of buying a house in 2014 and occupying no knowledge of the presence of a human skull in the ceiling.

"The one who found the handyman earlier. So it was a leaking house, then told the handyman to correct it. Found it earlier (hit the human head)," he said.

After the identification process was carried out, the human skull was then evacuated into a red plastic bag and taken to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta for further examination.

Meanwhile, the case is being handled by the East Jakarta Metro Police Satreskrim and the Duren Sawit Police.