Investigate Woman's Bodies In Sacks In Serang District, Police Wait For Visum Results

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SERANG - Police are still investigating the case of a woman's body found in a sack. In this case, the Serang Police are still waiting for the results of the post-mortem to determine the cause of death of the victim.

It is known that a woman's body was found in a roadside garbage dump in the Jinjing area, Tanara District, Serang Regency, Saturday, July 30. When found, the body was in a sack.

"We are still identifying the body. By naked eye there may be (scars), but we can't say yes or no. So we are waiting for the post-mortem results. So that later the doctor's statement can be accounted for," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Serang Police, AKP Dedi Mirzan when contacted by VOI , Sunday, July 31.

Dedi admitted that his party had difficulty in uncovering the case of the discovery of the body in the sack. This is because there is no CCTV at the scene.

"There were 4 people who found the first (checked-ed). Haven't found CCTV yet. Because the area is quiet from housing, even if there is CCTV far away," he said.

Body Discovery

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Serang Police, AKP Dedi Mirza, said investigators had conducted initial interrogation of three witnesses who knew about the initial discovery of the body.

"The body cannot be identified and the gender is unknown because it is wrapped in a white sack," said AKP Dedi.

Although the crime scene has been processed, the victim's body has not been identified by the police.

For further processing, the victim's body was taken to Bhayangkara Hospital for an autopsy.

"To find out the profile of the victim and the cause of death, investigators have brought the body to Bhayangkara Hospital for an autopsy," he said.

Characteristic features

The Head of the Public Relations Section (Kasi) of the Serang Police, Iptu Dedi Jumhaedi, said the discovery of the corpse in the sack was known to be a woman aged 25-30 years and a height of about 157 centimeters (cm).

"Slightly fat stature and a distended stomach, shoulder-length straight black hair. On the right and left legs there are black scars that have healed," said Iptu Dedi Jumhaedi.

Currently, the victim's body is in the Bhayangkara Banten Hospital for autopsy purposes.

The victim's body has also been identified by a team of forensic doctors at Bhayangkara Hospital.

"No identity card was found on the victim. The victim was wearing a red sleeveless shirt and dark blue trousers," he said.