AMBON - Ambon Island Police and PP Lease uncovered a case of alleged child abuse by the suspect BET (16) causing the victim to die.

"The victim who died with the initials NRW was allegedly beaten by the perpetrators until he fainted and eventually died at the scene," said Head of Public Relations of the local Police Ipda Moyo Utomo in Ambon, Maluku, Antara, Monday, June 20.

The police have arrested the perpetrators since last Friday, led by the Head of the PPA Ipda S. Taberima and the Head of Buser of the Ambon Island Police, Aipda O. Jambormias. Meanwhile, the incident took place on Thursday, June 9 in the Sirimau District, Ambon City.

According to him, the perpetrator was arrested based on the police report Number LP/289/IV/2022/Maluku/Resta Ambon, dated June 9, 2022.

Cases of alleged criminal acts of violence against children as referred to in Article 80 paragraph (1), paragraph (2), paragraph (3) RI Law no. 35 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection with a maximum imprisonment of 15 years.

Apart from detaining the perpetrators and establishing them as suspects, the police have also examined four witnesses and secured a number of pieces of evidence.

The modus operandi is that the child perpetrator commits violence against the child victim by repeatedly beating the child using his right and left fists hitting the back of the victim's head until the victim is unconscious.

"Starting on Thursday, 2022, the victim's mother was at home when friends of the victim visited and informed her that NRW had been beaten until she fainted," explained Moyo Utomo.

The victim's mother, who checked her son's condition, said that she did not hear the victim's heartbeat, so she rushed to the hospital.

However, the doctor said that NRW, 15 years old, was already dead and this incident was immediately reported to the Police Headquarters.

The motive for the beating that caused the victim to die is not yet known.


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