DENPASAR - The Denpasar Police revealed the results of the autopsy on the body of a woman with the initials AS who was a murder victim in a boarding house in Pedungan Village, South Denpasar, Bali by a Singaporean citizen with the initials MZ (25).
Head of the Denpasar Police, AKBP I Ketut Widiarta, stated that the results of the forensic examination at the Denpasar Prof. Ngoerah Hospital confirmed that the victim died due to violence on the neck, which was in accordance with the strangulation mechanism.
Wakapolresta said the autopsy was carried out after the body was evacuated to the hospital on Thursday morning at around 00.15 Wita.
"From the examination of the forensic doctor, the cause of death of the victim was confirmed to be due to blunt force trauma to the neck consistent with the act of strangulation," said Widi, quoted by Antara, Friday, July 17.
Forensic doctors also found a number of wounds on the victim's body, including bruises on the face, left lip, right forehead, and left temple.
In addition, there was blood seepage on the right temple, blood seepage on the left neck muscle along 5 x 3 centimeters, and blood seepage in the neck skin tissue.
Another finding that strengthens the suspicion that the victim died as a result of strangulation is the fracture of the left base of the tongue. "Based on the results of the autopsy, the doctor estimates that the victim died about three to five days before the body was taken to the hospital," said Widiarta.
Police revealed that the victim is estimated to have died on Friday, July 10, 2026 at around 04.00 Wita after getting into an argument with his girlfriend, a Singaporean citizen with the initials MZ (25).
The perpetrator was allegedly emotional because the victim asked to end their relationship.
The victim's body was only found on Wednesday, July 15 at night after the family came to the boarding house because they had not been able to contact the victim for almost a week. When found, the victim's body was on the bed in a closed state and covered with a number of dolls.
After the discovery of the victim's body, the perpetrator fled using a motorcycle.
However, the joint team of the Denpasar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, South Denpasar Police, and Bali Police Criminal Investigation Unit managed to arrest the perpetrator less than three hours later in the Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai area, South Denpasar.
From the results of the investigation, the police also revealed that MZ had been in Indonesia for about a year using a tourist visa and was known to have exceeded the limit of the residence permit or overstay.
"He lives in Indonesia and his status is overstay," he said.
For his actions, MZ was charged with Article 468 paragraph (2) and/or Article 458 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code regarding severe persecution resulting in death and murder, with a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
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