Elderly Women In The Middle Of Forests: The Child Is Not Strong, But The Family Has Agreed With The Citizens

A number of residents released chains tied around Ani's neck/Capture video screens

SERANG Ani (50), a woman who has a mental disorder in Serang, Banten gets unpleasant treatment. She is pasung in the middle of the forest by her family, because she often goes berserk and endangers other people.

Ani is pasung in the middle of the forest, near the river, to be precise at RT 01/01 Kampung Nagara Padang, Kampung Baru Village, Lightning District, Serang Regency, Banten. The installation was carried out by residents and Ani's family, on Thursday night, November 17, at around 20.00 WIB.

Actually Ani's son, Ismail, could not bear to see his mother in the pasung, but he was forced to do it with local residents so that his mother would not harm local residents when they went berserk.

According to the statement from the head of the RT, Juhenah (55), residents and their children have agreed to bring Ani. Because Juhaenah said, when the disease recurred Ani went around the village carrying stones and throwing stones at the houses and local residents she met on the street. Residents were furious, but were afraid of Ani's behavior.

"It is supported based on the agreement of residents and children because it endangers the local residents," said Juhaenah in a written statement obtained by VOI from the Banten Police, Thursday, December 1.

It is known that the location of Ani's installation was chosen to make it easier for the earthquaked woman to take a shower and defecate. The pasung used by residents to bind Ani is made of an iron chain with an iron chain with a length of 1.5 meters. The chain was stretched around Ani's neck, then locked.

But before the chain was installed, Ani's neck was wrapped with bicycle tires so that the chain would not have abrasions on her neck. The chain was then tied to a tree.

"Using bicycle tires so that they don't have abrasions on their necks, they are locked. And the chain is tied to trees, one meter long and half of the residents," said Juhaenah.

The child did not have the heart. In fact, before his mother was pasung, Ismail had apologized to him. And even after being put together, Ani was given food, buckets, dipper and payment so as not to rain.

"I was the one who fed, given a bucket, a dipper," he said.

In short, a newcomer man came to Kampung Baru Village. Knowing that a woman was in the middle of the forest, he also asked to be released immediately.

Exactly on Friday, November 26, the chain installed on Ani's neck was removed. The action of releasing the pasung was accompanied by the head of the RT, village head, sub-district employee, service and local health center.

"There was Andri, a newcomer (new), he was the one who helped to break the chain assisted by others as well," said Juhaenah.

After being successfully released, Ani was taken to the Amalindo Assifa Foundation in Waringin, Serang, Banten to be treated.

"When he was released he was very happy, now he is there at the ODGJ foundation," he concluded.

Sementara itu Kapolres Serang AKBP Yudha Satria menegaskan kepada masyarakat setempat untuk tidak melakukan pemasung terhadap keluarga atau keluarga yang mengalami gangguan jiwa atau ODGJ.

Yudha assessed that the pasung actually worsened the mental health condition of the ODGJ sufferer. In addition, the pasung will also affect physical health.

"We want to convey, actually ODGJ can be cured with routine treatment. Just like having other diseases and taking medicine, now (mental disorders) can recover with regular treatment," said Yudha.

For this reason, Yudha asked people who have family members with mental disorders to immediately take patients for treatment.

"If the family is unable, the village or local police will help take care of the BPJS, so they don't need to be afraid of treatment. The cost of treatment can be given through BPJS," he said.

The Serang Police Chief also said that currently the case is still being investigated, if a crime is found in the incident, his party will follow up.

"We are still investigating, we will ask for information from his family and local residents, and we also continue to provide education to the public so that something similar does not happen again," concluded the Serang Police Chief.