KAPUAS HULU - The Criminal Investigation Team of the Kapuas Hulu Police, West Kalimantan Province arrested a man with the initials EV who was the perpetrator of the rape of a woman in a rented house in the North Putussibau sub-district.

"We have determined the perpetrator as a suspect and we are holding him together with the evidence," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kapuas Hulu Police, Iptu Imam Reza, quoted by Antara, Friday, February 25.

The perpetrator took the action on Wednesday, February 23 at around 03.15 WIB, in a rented house in North Putussibau District.

At that time, the victim with the initials WN (31) went to the toilet. When he was about to return to his room, the victim saw the lights in the room suddenly turn off and on again.

The victim saw the shadow of a man. Meanwhile, in the victim's room, there were two children of the victim, aged 9 and 6 years.

"After seeing a male figure in his room, the victim immediately screamed, the victim's child ran to the VR house (victim's neighbor), while the victim ran to the kitchen, but was chased by the perpetrator," said Imam.

Imam explained, while in the kitchen the perpetrator forced the victim to have sexual intercourse, but the victim refused, so that the perpetrators raped and the victim fought back.

"The victim's son saw his mother with the perpetrator in the kitchen, but the victim told his son to run," explained Imam.

After being raped, the perpetrator stopped what he was doing and then the neighbor of the victim came.

The victim was then taken into custody by a neighbour, while the perpetrator fled.

"The victim then reported to the Kapuas Hulu Police, so that the perpetrator was arrested and detained at the Kapuas Hulu Police for further legal proceedings," said Imam.

According to Imam, the perpetrators are recidivist cases of sexual intercourse with minors.

"Based on the results of the investigation, the perpetrator entered the victim's rented house through the window ventilation," explained Imam.

The perpetrators are charged with Article 285 and/or Article 289 of the Criminal Code, with a maximum penalty of 12 years in prison.


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