JAKARTA - The death of a girl with the initials AR, who was found in a gruesome condition in the room of her biological mother, MKR (35), on the third floor of Jalan Arwana, RW 02, Pejagalan Village, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, some time ago, shocked local residents.
Apew (60), a local resident, said that MKR owned the shophouse, which had been converted into a six-door boarding house, where AR was found dead.
Residents also said that the shophouse belonged to MKR's parents, who had also passed away.
"Her father has passed away. This house went to this child (MKR)," he said on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
Apew acknowledged that AR's biological mother was in unstable health.
"She wasn't that kind of person, a bit off," he said.
Suspicions are growing that AR's death was the result of abuse by someone close to her.
"Maybe he was possessed by a demon. The devil entered him, so he didn't realize this child (had died). Poor child," he said.
However, the police are still questioning several witnesses. The Kramat Jati National Police Hospital has not yet been able to confirm the cause of AR's (8) death, although his body showed several wounds suspected to be caused by a blunt object.
"The body, identified as AR (8), arrived at the National Police Hospital on Sunday at 5:42 a.m. WIB. An examination was conducted the same day, starting at 8:15 a.m. WIB," said the Head of the National Police Hospital's Medical and Police Department, Senior Commissioner Ahmad Fauzi, at the Kramat Jati National Police Hospital, East Jakarta, on Wednesday, September 24.
According to him, the body was found in a state of decomposition and contained maggots. Furthermore, the body's face appeared drier and there was an open wound on the head.
"The body was already in a state of decomposition. We found traces (injuries/wounds) on the right and left sides of the neck, as well as an open wound on the top of the head with blood seeping into the bone," explained Fauzi.
The examination also revealed a protrusion on the front of the left rib.
"So, on the front of the left rib, there was a protruding rib with a rough surface, which is suspected to be due to the bone healing process," said Fauzi.
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