Elderly Man Stabbed Ex-Wife at Son's Reception Party at GOR Sunter, Police Arrest Perpetrator

The stabbing perpetrator was secured by the police (Photo: Rizky Sulistio)/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Tanjung Priok Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested a man with the initials E (69) a resident of Banten after stabbing ES (55) his ex-wife.

The woman from Cakung with the initials ES was stabbed during her son's wedding reception which was held at the Gelanggang Remaja Jalan Sunter Karya Timur, RT 14/13, Sunter Agung Village, Tanjung Priok District, North Jakarta.

The incident began on Saturday, May 23, 2026, when the perpetrator, who is the victim's ex-husband, attended his biological son's wedding reception at the location.

When shaking hands on the reception stage, suddenly the perpetrator took a knife that had been prepared in advance. The knife was kept in the perpetrator's bag.

The perpetrator then stabbed the victim's stomach once. The stabbing was allegedly motivated by a burning love grudge.

"We received information from the building security about the incident. The suspect and the evidence were then secured to the Tanjung Priok Police for further investigation," said the Head of the Tanjung Priok Police Criminal Investigation Unit, AKP Handam Samudro when confirmed, Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Meanwhile, the victim was taken to the hospital for intensive care. AKP Handam ensured that the perpetrator stabbed because of deep pain to the victim.

"The suspect is temporarily because of revenge. The perpetrator carried a letter that was made in the morning before leaving for the wedding reception," he said.

The perpetrator apparently had planned the act before the incident occurred.

"In general, in the letter he had written a sense of hurt to his ex-wife regarding several things when they were married," he said.

Currently, the perpetrator is still being examined at the Tanjung Priok Police, North Jakarta.