The Driver And The Assistant Hit The Female Passenger's Head With A Spare Tire, After Being Raped, Her Body Was Thrown From The Bridge

The two perpetrators, the driver and the angkot assistant who raped and abused female passengers in Tangerang/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG – Tangerang Police arrested two perpetrators of theft, rape and even attempted murder. Based on the chronology explained by the police, the actions of the two perpetrators, IS(22) and GG (24), were sadistic.

The Tangerang Regency Police Chief, Kombes Zain Dwi Nugroho, said the incident occurred on Thursday, January 20, at around 00.30 WIB.

At that time the victim SP (24) wanted to visit his parents by taking the Balaraja - Serang public angkot (angkot).

“For a moment there were only 3 people in the angkot car, including the driver (GG), the assistant (IS) and the victim. After filling up with fuel at one of the gas stations, the kernet suddenly closed the door," Zain told reporters at the Tangerang Police, Tuesday, January 25.

After the angkot doors were closed, the victim was beaten until he fainted. At that time GG and IS launched their action.

"The victim was beaten with a blunt object, then the victim soon fainted on the spot. After that in a state of unconsciousness, the victim by the perpetrator who served as a driver was raped repeatedly. In addition, the victims' belongings were also taken by the perpetrators," he said.

To eliminate the traces, the perpetrators tried to kill the victim by strangling him and hitting him with a car spare tire. Furthermore, continued Zein, the victim was thrown into the Ciujung river, Serang.

"In the condition that the victim is unconscious, and is thought to be dead, the perpetrators dumped the victim on the Tirtayasa bridge or over the Ciujung river. Then, the victim, who was unconscious, was thrown from the bridge into the Ciujung River," he said.

Zein said, fortunately the victim was still conscious, he tried to pull over to the riverbank so that residents could see it.

"Thank God the victim when he arrived in the water immediately realized and managed to save himself by swimming to the edge of the river. At the same time, the victim was identified by the surrounding community and immediately rescued, "said Zain.

After that, the victim reported the incident to the police. The police who received the report immediately moved quickly to arrest the perpetrators.

As a result, GG and IS were successfully secured along with the stolen evidence, such as ID cards, NPWP, two ATM cards, including the victim's cellphone and the victim's clothes.

For his actions, the perpetrator was charged with multiple layers of violence, rape and attempted murder, whether planned or unplanned, articles 365, 285, article 340 and article 338 of the Junto KUHP with the death penalty.