A Mother In Madiun Burns A Newborn Baby On A Stove

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JAKARTA - The Madiun Police, East Java, is handling the case of a housewife who had the heart to burn her baby to death after giving birth.

The perpetrator is Is (38), a resident of Ngranget Village, Datangan District, Madiun Regency. The perpetrator burned the baby on Monday (6/2) night.

"The perpetrator has been secured by the police and named a suspect on Tuesday. The burning was carried out by the perpetrator at her house," AKBP Anton told reporters in Madiun, Wednesday, February 8.

Even though she has been arrested, the police have not been able to examine her because she is still being treated at Dolopo Hospital, Madiun Regency. The information is that Is has the heart to do this because he feels embarrassed, but the police have yet to determine it.

"For the time being the motive for the perpetrator's actions is still being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Unit officers," he said.

The Head of Public Affairs (Kaur) for Ngranget Village, Sarno, said that the act of burning the baby was revealed to have started from neighbors' suspicions because the perpetrator's house had been closed four days earlier.

"The arson incident occurred last Monday. Residents are suspicious, the door to the house in question has been closed and has not been opened since four days ago," Sarno told reporters.

When residents knocked on the door of the house, the perpetrator did not respond. Finally, the residents broke down the door and found her immediately running away.

The residents who broke into it were shocked to see a baby being burned on the stove. It is estimated that the poor baby had been born about a few days earlier. When residents found out, the condition of the baby had died and was damaged by 70 percent of the fire.

When the perpetrator fled, residents immediately reported to the police and evacuated the poor baby's body. The police then performed an autopsy on the baby's body and buried it. She was finally caught by the police in the forest area of ​​the village around.

According to local village officials, She is known to be a closed person. While her husband is not at home because he works in Banyuwangi and comes home once a month.

This tragic case is still being handled by the local police to find the cause of the actor's heart to burn her baby.