Make Noise! Hoax Video Spreader "Mother Slits Child's Neck During Sahur" Arrested!

The man who uploaded the video of a mother slitting her child at dawn/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The Cipayung Police have arrested a perpetrator who spread false news or hoaxes related to the viral video of the mother slitting her biological child on social media. At the time of the incident, the perpetrator was not at the location and only received video from a short message group, which was then disseminated to social media. From the viral video footage, it appears that a girl is crying hysterically. In the video narration it is written that this child was slashed by his mother when he woke up for sahur. This video has been watched by tens of millions of netizens and received various criticism comments. Information stating that a mother had the heart to slit her biological child in the Lubang Buaya area, Cipayung, East Jakarta is a hoax or hoax. The police immediately moved quickly to investigate the case. From the results of the examination of a number of witnesses and collecting evidence, the police finally apprehended the spreader of the hoax video. The perpetrator with the initials MRA (23) was taken to the Cipayung Police for further investigation.

The perpetrators of the MRA admitted their actions. He said that he was not careful in disseminating information. "I was misinformed, I was not very careful in capturing information. So I concluded it myself," MRA told reporters. The perpetrator also apologized to the families of the mother and child who were harmed by his actions. "I apologize to the families of the victims concerned, once again sorry," he said. Cipayung Police Chief Kompol Bambang Cipto asked the public not to disseminate anything unless the truth is known. "Next time, if there is news that is not accurate, don't share it. It was viral that a woman was slashed by her mother. After examining the crime scene, it turned out that the news was a hoax," he said to reporters, Tuesday, April 19. When questioned, the MRA perpetrator got the video from his cellphone's WAG group that one of the videos was slashed. MRA tried to upload it. "He hasn't checked the truth, just spread it out. The MS victim only got scratched, his mother accidentally scratched the knife a little. The person concerned has gone home. Video from the perpetrator's cellphone group," he explained. In order to avoid a repeat incident, the Sector Police Chief appealed to residents if they wanted to do something on social media, don't be in a hurry. "Because the impact will create a less conducive situation and have a broad impact," he said