Police Pursue Sharp Armed Baby Kidnappers in Kendari

Kendari Police Chief Kombes Muhammad Eka Fathurrahman / ANTARA / Harianto

KENDARI - The Kendari City Police, Southeast Sulawesi, is pursuing the kidnappers of a nine-month-old baby who used a sharp weapon in Kendari City.

Kendari Police Chief, Commissioner Muhammad Eka Fathurrahman, said his party received a report on the kidnapping of a 9-month-old baby named Askah abducted by unknown persons (OTK) in Kendari Caddi Village, Kendari District, Kendari City.

"Search for the perpetrators by deploying Buser 77 Criminal Investigation Unit, the ranks of the Intelligence Ops, and the ranks of the Police", he was quoted as saying by ANTARA, Thursday, January 5.

The kidnapping of the baby was carried out by an unknown person during the day when the poor baby was still under the care of his father named La Saali.

Commissioner Eka explained that the kidnapping incident occurred at around 12.00 WITA when the victim's father was looking after his child, then an unknown person came into the hallway of the house and immediately snatched the victim's baby.

At that time, the victim's father resisted and tried to defend his baby from the OTK, but the perpetrators abused him using a machete that hit the palms of the baby's parents.

As a result of this incident, the hand of the male baby's father was injured on the left.

After that, continued Commissioner Eka, the baby's parents then backed away and the perpetrator immediately fled with the baby in a black two-wheeled vehicle.

The Kendari Police, who received the report, immediately conducted an investigation and examined the two parents of the baby. In addition, the police were also deployed to chase the OTK.

The identity and motives of the perpetrators of the kidnapping are not yet known, but the police have identified the perpetrators

"To facilitate the arrest process, we are still keeping it a secret because our members are pursuing them", he said.

Commissioner Eka hopes that the victim's family will remain patient while waiting for the latest developments from the police who are pursuing the perpetrator. The police also distributed photos of the baby to help search for victims.