Police Examine The Witness For Novi Safitri's Death, A Housewife Who Died Due To Being Beaten Using A 3 Kg Gas

BEKASI - Bekasi Metro Police examined a number of witnesses to the death of a housewife (IRT) in Keranggan Kulon Village, Jati Raden, Bekasi, West Java. The series of witness examinations are based on the chronology of the death of Novi Safitri (26).

So far, the police have summoned 3 people at the crime scene (TKP) for their statements.

"We are still conducting research and development. Meanwhile, at the TKP there were 3 witnesses," said Public Relations of the Bekasi Metro Police Commissioner Erna Ruswing when confirmed, Friday, October 29.

The first witness was the one who first heard the noise of the crowd, in this case, the sound of the victim's 5-year-old child crying when he saw his mother's condition was very tragic.

Erna said that the first witness woke up from sleep because he heard the sound of a small child crying from the victim's house. When the first witness approached the victim's house, the witness saw that the victim's child's clothes were covered in blood.

"Finally called witnesses 2 and 3 to check, it turned out that there was a victim and called neighborhood unit head, and he called the police," she explained.

And now the case is being investigated by the Bekasi Metro Police. However, regarding the death of the victim as a result of being hit by a 3-kilogram gas cylinder, Commissioner Erna could not confirm yet.

"At the time there was a gas cylinder at the scene, but we haven't confirmed it yet because it's still under development," she concluded.

Novi Safitri was found dead in a pathetic condition at her home in Kampung Keranggan Kulon, RT 05/09, Jati Raden, Jatisampurna, Bekasi, West Java. The 26-year-old woman was lying on the ground with serious injuries to her head from being hit by a hard object.

According to information obtained, Novi was found dead on Wednesday, October 27 at around 02.00 a.m. in the morning. Alvi, the head of the local neighborhood unit, said that Novi's death was allegedly caused by the impact of a 3-kilogram gas cylinder by her alleged husband, HP (30).