David Taylor, A British Citizen Who Killed The Police On Kuta Beach, Is Free From Prison

British citizen David James Taylor who killed police officer Aipda Wayan Sudarsa on Kuta Beach, Bali is purely free from prison

BADUNG - A foreign national (WNA) from England, David James Taylor who killed Aipda police officer Wayan Sudarsa on Kuta Beach, Bali, is free from prison. David Taylor is free from the Class IIA Penitentiary in Kerobokan, Badung, Bali.

"Today David will be pure free, he entered Kerobokan Prison with a six-year prison sentence under Article 170 paragraph 2-3 of the Criminal Code concerning torture that resulted in one person dying," said Kelapa Prison Class IIA Kerobokan Fikri Jaya Soebing at Kerobokan Prison, quoted by Antara. , Thursday, February 11th

David Taylor has served a sentence of approximately four years and six months in Kerobokan Prison. Meanwhile, the number of remissions received while serving as a prisoner is 18 months and 15 days.

The next process will be submitted and followed up by the Class I Special Immigration TPI Ngurah Rai.

"Whoever accompanies David later will be from the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office. Because while in prison he is quite good and willing to participate in activities while in prison, and he is also diligent in worship," he said.

The Head of Kerobokan said David was a good prison resident. No violations were committed while serving the sentence in prison.

"Apart from religious activities, there are also gymnastics, futsal, and other coaching that are followed. Likewise, religious activities are also often followed," said Fikri.

Meanwhile, his girlfriend Sarah Connor was released from the Women's Prison in July 2020.

Previously, this murder case occurred on August 17, 2016 at around 3:45 p.m. local time. At that time, David and his girlfriend Sarah Connor were on Kuta Beach drinking beer. At that time Sarah lost the bag she was carrying in the area.

David saw the victim's gesture as suspicious and immediately asked the victim about the bag. Then, the victim, who is also a member of the traffic police in the area, said he did not see Sarah's bag.

David then suspected that the victim stole his lover's bag and immediately searched the victim's body and pocket. At that time, the victim still said that he did not know and saw that the two foreigners looked drunk, resulting in an argument between the victim and David.

David, who was drunk, immediately hit the back of the victim's head with a drink bottle, so that with the hard blow the victim fell, causing the victim to die.