BATAM - The story of a long-distance relationship (LDR) between two men in Batam, Riau Islands, ended tragically. A man with the initials MY (31) committed suicide by killing his lover AS (21) in a boarding house in the Perumahan Family Dream area, Nongsa District.
The incident was allegedly triggered by jealousy and hurt after the perpetrator found out that the victim was in a relationship with another man.
The head of the Barelang Police, Kombes Pol Anggoro Wicaksono, said the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim had been established for quite some time even though the two had been separated.
"It is true that the perpetrator had the intention to commit murder. The motive was jealousy. Between the perpetrator and the victim, they have a same-sex relationship, but the victim is known to also have a relationship with others," said Anggoro in his statement, Wednesday, March 11.
According to police, the love affair between MY and AS lasted about 1 year. However, their relationship began to fray after the perpetrator worked in Bali for about 7 months.
During the long-distance relationship, the victim was known to ask for a break on the grounds that he wanted to live a more normal life. However, the perpetrator later found out that the victim was in a relationship with another man with the initials AB (24).
Feeling betrayed, the perpetrator then tracked the victim's whereabouts after receiving the victim's location through the location sharing feature in the Line messaging application.
"The perpetrator came to Batam and for about 1 week rented a contractor not far from the victim's residence. He monitored the victim's activities with his new lover," explained Anggoro.
On Tuesday, around 11.20 WIB, the perpetrator, who was filled with anger, rented a room located right in front of the victim's residence to monitor his activities.
When he saw the victim leaving the house towards AB's dormitory, the perpetrator immediately followed him.
"Around 10.00 WIB, the victim left his residence to go to AB's dormitory. The perpetrator followed the victim there," he said.
Upon arrival at the location, the perpetrator saw the victim hugging another man. The perpetrator's emotions peaked until he finally carried out the attack.
Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Barelang Police, Kompol Debby Tri Andrestian, explained that the perpetrator had prepared a number of weapons before carrying out the action.
"The perpetrator has brought wood that has been nailed and a knife. However, the planned attack was canceled because the situation at the minimarket was crowded. After the victim returned to the rented house, the perpetrator carried out the attack until the victim died," said Debby.
During the attack, the perpetrator hit AB with a stick. When the perpetrator was about to stab AB, victim AS tried to fight back.
However, the resistance ended fatally. The victim received two stab wounds in the back and the back of the head until he eventually died on the spot.
After seeing the victim lying down, the perpetrator immediately fled the scene. He even ordered an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) to escape.
However, not long after, the perpetrator finally came to the Nongsa Police to surrender to the police.
Meanwhile, the victim's body was taken to the Bhayangkara Hospital of the Riau Islands Police to undergo an autopsy.
For his actions, the perpetrator was charged with Article 459 and/or Article 458 paragraph (1) and Article 466 paragraph (3) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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