Case Of Alleged Exchanged Baby In Bogor, Police Examine 9 Witnesses Starting From Families And Hospitals

Bogor Police Chief AKBP Rio Wahyu Anggoro in Cibinong, Bogor Regency, West Java. (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

Bogor Resort Police, West Java, examined nine witnesses in handling complaints from parents from Ciseeng, Bogor, Siti Mauliah (37) who admitted that the baby was swapped when giving birth at the hospital. "There are approximately nine people, from the hospital and from the family," said Bogor Police Chief AKBP Rio Wahyu Anggoro in Cibinong, Bogor Regency, Antara, Wednesday, August 16. The police prioritize humanitarian elements compared to the possibility of criminal acts committed by Sentosa Hospital, Kemang, Bogor. "Of course we can't easily suspect someone. We have to build the legal construction properly so that the legal standing must be achieved to achieve the principle of justice benefits of law enforcement," he said. Rio targets to be able to make it clear what Siti Mauliah complained to the Bogor Police Women and Children Service Unit (PPA) next week. Because, next week, patient B, who is suspected of having a baby, Siti Mauliah, will undergo a DNA test. "God willing, within next Sunday we will finish the bright spot. Earlier I asked for help from Pak Plt (Bogor Regent Iwan Setiawan) to solve the problems at the hospital," said Rio. Previously, Siti Mauliah's attorney, Rusdy Ridho, said that his party had complained about the incident experienced to the Women and Children Service Unit (PPA) of the Bogor Police. Initially, Siti Mauliah gave birth with a caesarean operation at Sentosa Hospital, Kemang District, Bogor Regency on July 18, 2022. At that time, Siti was still breastfeeding the baby she was giving birth to. However, said Rusdy, when Siti breastfeeded on the second day after giving birth, her client felt there was some difference with the baby being born, especially in the hair that looked heavier. Then, when she was about to return from the hospital, the nurse who was serving asked Siti about the marker bracelet worn by the baby. However, at that time the nurse mentioned that only the bracelet was swapped. "It was confirmed that the reason the hospital was only exchanging bracelets. Until it dragged on for this year," explained Rusdy. He explained that about two months ago his party had held an audience with the hospital and its directors. Then the hospital gave an answer to check DNA in Jakarta. "After 10 days later and two families were collected, and the DNA test results showed that the samples A and B were negative or not biological from patient A (Siti)," he said. Then, Rusdy as a lawyer, tried to hold the hospital accountable to find Siti's real child. "The suspect from the hospital who was swapped against the bracelet was patient B, but patient B did not want to do a DNA test. Finally, as a power of attorney, we made a complaint to the Bogor Police PPA unit," he said. A spokesman for Sentosa Hospital, Gregorius B Djako in Bogor, Saturday, explained that the hospital had written to patient B, whose baby was allegedly swapped with baby Siti Mauliah, for DNA testing.

"We have repeatedly sent letters through patient B's attorney, first last Sunday, and secondly today via pdf," said Greg's familiar man. He said the hospital continued to communicate with patient B, in order to find a bright spot in this case. Because, Siti Mauliah has done a DNA test and the results are negative.