Police Arrest Student In Makassar Who Killed Baby

Illustration - A police officer is on guard when the case is released in Makassar, South Sulawesi. BETWEEN/Darwin Fatir

Police officers finally arrested the perpetrator of the murder of a 20-year-old baby with the initials IN who was known to be a student at a university in Makassar City, South Sulawesi.

"The perpetrator was arrested in the Bontomannu area, Gowa after the team conducted an investigation and asked for information from residents," said Head of the Gowa Police Criminal Investigation Unit AKP Bachtiar as reported by ANTARA, Monday, June 5.

From the confession of the suspect IN, he is the mother of the baby who had the heart to kill her baby in an empty house in Baddo Hamlet, Je'ne Mandinging Village, Pattalasang District, Gowa Regency on March 24, 2023.

The perpetrator at that time gave birth in a local empty house without anyone's help. After giving birth, for fear of the sound of the baby being heard by residents, the perpetrator allegedly smothered her so that she would not speak up, but unfortunately the victim could not breathe and then died.

Panicked, he couldn't do much and put the poor baby in the empty house, then just left him. A few hours later the perpetrator even returned to see his son, then left.

The poor baby was allegedly the result of sexual intercourse and was unofficial with his girlfriend. Because she was embarrassed to be pregnant for up to nine months, the perpetrator's lover did not seem to want to be responsible, so the suspect finally gave birth in an empty house.

The baby's body then rots in the house until a pungent smell is smelled by local residents. When traced, residents found the figure of a baby who had been filled with flies and weeds. This incident caused a stir and residents then reported the discovery to the Bontomannu Police.

The Inafis team together with the Police Doctor of the Bayangkara Hospital in Makassar arrived at the scene of the incident and immediately carried out the crime scene (TKP), from the conclusion that the baby had died for several days.

"As a result of his actions, the person concerned was charged with murder and the Child Protection Law with the threat of imprisonment of more than 20 years," said AKP Bachtiar.