Finding The Body Of An 8-year-old Boy Who Was A Victim Of Murder Makes The Occupants Move Because They Are Afraid

JAKARTA - The condition of the shophouses that were used as boarding houses where AR's body (8) was found looks deserted after, Monday, September 22, 2025, noon

From VOI's observation at the scene, the 3rd floor shophouse contained 6 boarding room doors. On the ground floor there are 3 boarding room doors, while on the 2nd floor there are 3 boarding rooms.

Meanwhile, on the 3rd floor, there are only rooms inhabited by MKR (35) and AR (8) girls.

The entire boarding house is 3x3 meters wide, while the bathroom only has one unit on each floor.

"The price for renting a boarding room is IDR 800-900 thousand per month," said Arip (42) a security officer to reporters at the location.

After the discovery of the dead boy, all the occupants of the boarding room chose to move.

"Now all the boarding house residents have moved. Previously, from 6 boarding rooms, only 1 had holes (not occupied)," he said.

According to information, boarding house residents choose to move because they are afraid to become a police question. In addition, the condition of the boarding house also looks shabby and crowded.

The condition of the blue paint boarding houses, there are iron trellis on the ground floor and 2nd floor. Meanwhile, the police line is only installed on the steps from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor. The stairs were closed by 2 police lines installed across the road by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Penjaringan Metro Police.

As previously reported, a girl with the initials AR (8) was found dead in a boarding room in the Penjaringan area, North Jakarta, Sunday, September 21, 2025.

The victim was found in a condition that his body had emitted an unpleasant odor. The victim was found supine and covered in blood behind his back.

Not only that, there was also blood splashing on the floor of the boarding room.

The Head of the Penjaringan Metro Police, AKBP Agus Ady Wijaya, said the incident was reported on Sunday at around 00.00 WIB.

"We coordinated with the north Jakarta metro police identification team to check the crime scene and processing the initial crime scene. The results of the crime scene inspection, it was true that the condition of the corpse was found lying on its back covered in blood behind its back and scattered on the floor," AKBP Agus Ady Wijaya told reporters, Monday, September 22, 2025.