Woman Allegedly Stressed Kidnapped 4 Years Old, Police: At BAP Still Connected

Suspected kidnapping of 4 year old child in Kebon Jeruk/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The kidnapping of small children has occurred again in the Kebon Jeruk area, West Jakarta. From this kidnapping case, the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kebon Jeruk Police managed to apprehend a female kidnapper with the initials YR.

The kidnapping incident occurred when the victim MR (4) was playing with a friend of his age in front of the Jalan Pesing Garden clinic, North Kedoya, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta.

"The modus operandi was that the perpetrator carried and carried the victim while playing," Kebon Jeruk police chief Kompol Slamet Riyadi told reporters, Thursday, November 11.

Luckily, the victim's playmate who saw MR being carried by an unknown woman immediately alerted the victim's parents. He also said that the kidnappers went in a certain direction.

"Not long after, the perpetrator was found not far from the location carrying his child," said the police chief.

The victim's parents immediately reported to the police so that the perpetrator was immediately secured to the Kebon Jeruk Police. Until now, the perpetrator is still under investigation by the Kebon Jeruk Police.

"It is not yet known for certain the motive behind the kidnapping of the four-year-old victim," he said.

Furthermore, the Sector Police Chief said, based on information from the perpetrator's parents, it was indicated that YR was suffering from a mental disorder. However, said Slamet, based on the way the perpetrator spoke during the provisional BAP, the perpetrator was still able to communicate during the examination.

However, to ensure the perpetrator's health condition, the police took the perpetrator to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital to undergo a psychological test.

"The motive is still being investigated for the time being, considering that investigators are still conducting a psychological examination at Kramat Jati Hospital on the perpetrator's psyche," he said.

The kidnapping case is still under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kebon Jeruk Police. The perpetrators are threatened with Article 76 F Jo Article 83 UURI number 35 of 2014 concerning child protection with the threat of a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum of 15 years.