Heartache Accused Of Stealing Cigarettes, Youth In Nias Desperately Kills Stall Owner

Illustration of the police line at the scene of the crime (ANTARA)

NIAS - A young man is desperate to stab a woman who owns a shop using a sharp weapon to death, in Sistorahili Village, Bawolato District, Nias Regency. It is suspected that the perpetrator was hurt because he was accused of stealing cigarettes.

The police who handled the case immediately arrested the perpetrator a few hours after the incident while hiding in a swamp.

The victim is known as Sarifati Zalukhu (55). The victim was found dead covered in blood not far from his house with a number of stab wounds to sharp weapons in the chest, back, and waist.

The victim's biological son, who knew his mother had died covered in blood, crying hysterically at the scene.

Meanwhile, the alleged perpetrator, known as Sonaarau Dekat (22), after stabbing the victim, immediately fled. He was later caught in a swamp by the Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) of the Nias Police.

Kasih Humas Polres Nias Iptu Osidohugo Daely mengatakan, peristiwa pembunuhan ini terjadi pada Minggu sore. Saat itu diduga pelaku mendatangi warung milik korban.

"Sarifati again accused Sonaarau of stealing cigarettes. Annoyed, the alleged perpetrator left the victim," said Osidohugo, Monday, February 26.

However, at the same time, the victim again paid attention to the alleged perpetrator while watching him. The alleged perpetrator, who was upset, noticed that his emotions returned to the victim and stabbed the victim with a knife that had previously been prepared. After stabbing the victim, the alleged perpetrator fled into the forest.

The Nias Police Criminal Investigation Unit personnel who received information about the murder victim immediately went down at the scene, together with the identification team, they examined the victim and examined a number of witnesses and took the victim to the hospital for an autopsy.

Nias Police Satreskrim personnel who knew the identity of the alleged perpetrator immediately pursued. Not long after, officers managed to catch the perpetrator who was hiding in a swamp not far from the scene.

Osidohugo revealed, from the results of the testimony of the alleged perpetrator, he was desperate to stab the victim because he was upset that he was often accused of stealing the victim's cigarettes.

After being arrested, the alleged perpetrator was then taken to the Nias Police Headquarters for further investigation and development. The alleged perpetrator is threatened with being subject to an article on murder, which carries a sentence of more than 10 years in prison.

Meanwhile, after undergoing an autopsy at Nias Hospital, the victim's body was then handed over to the family for burial. Currently, the police are still developing by looking for evidence of the knife used by the perpetrator to stab the victim.