After Drinking Palm Wine, A Man In North Sumatra's Tapteng Kills Grandma 74 Years Ago Rape Her

MEDAN - A man from Central Tapanuli Regency (Tapteng) Ali Rahmat Hutagalung (35) killed a 74-year-old grandmother named Lamasi Sidabutar. In addition to killing his life, the perpetrator also raped the victim.

The incident occurred at the victim's house in Tomok Parsaoran Village, Simanindo District, Samosir Regency, North Sumatra.

Samosir Police Criminal Investigation Unit Head, AKP Suhartono, said the incident occurred on Thursday, September 30. When arrested, the suspect fought back and fled until the police shot him in the legs.

"(The suspect) immediately arrested us, the information is that he wants to escape to Central Tapanuli (Tapanuli Tengah), he is from Central Tapanuli," said AKP Suhartono, Monday, October 4.

According to AKP Suhartono, the victim and perpetrator had known each other and the perpetrator had slept at the victim's house several times. Including before the night the murder occurred.

"Knowing each other, he had indeed slept in the host's (mother's) house. Because the victim's family had a friend of the suspect," he said.

Regarding the motive for the murder, AKPSuhartono has not yet detailed it. However, based on the suspect's confession, the perpetrator initially wanted to rape the victim. Because he found out he then strangled him to death.

"After being strangled, she raped him," he said.

From the information gathered, the murder began on Wednesday, September 29, when the suspect returned home from a wine stall. He went straight to the victim's house and invited the victim into his house.

The victim then locked the bedroom door, while the suspect slept in the living room laying out a mat.

In the early hours of Thursday, September 30, the suspect woke up and his intention was to rape the victim. The suspect then climbed a pile of burlap, filled with rice and climbed the plywood wall of the victim's room.

After being in the room, the victim woke up and asked who entered. Panicked, the suspect immediately covered the victim's mouth with both hands.

Then the suspect strangled the victim's neck so hard that he died. After the victim died, the perpetrator then raped the victim.

After doing the action, the victim had time to return to the living room, to sleep again. At around 06.00 WIB he got up and ran away.

The victim's body was first found at 07.00 WIB. Initially, the sister of the victim of Sidabutar's position was suspicious of why her brother did not leave the house. Because usually every morning I wake up.

The suspicious position then broke down the victim's door. After being opened, the victim was found lying dead. The family then reported to the police.