Police Arrest 54-Year-Old Female Killer In Tambora

The boarding house where the body of the woman with the initials S (54) was found in the RT/RW 04/01 Kapuk area, Cengkareng, West Jakarta was fitted with a police line, Monday (26/2/2024). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A 42-year-old man with the initials D was arrested by the police on suspicion of involvement in the murder case of a 54-year-old woman with the initials S.Insident occurred at a boarding house in RT/RW 04/01 Kapuk, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, on Monday at around 15.30 WIB. "We succeeded in arresting the suspect in the Kapuk, Cengkareng, Jakbar area, at around 15.30 WIB," said Tambora Police Chief, Kompol Donny Agung Harvida in his statement.Donny explained that currently his party was conducting an examination of the suspect. "We are currently investigating the person suspected of being involved in the discovery of a corpse in Angke Village," he explained. Regarding signs of violence on the victim's body, Donny stated that his party was still waiting for the autopsy results. "We are still investigating indications of violence and waiting for autopsy results," Donny added.Donny also stated that the examination includes a relationship between the suspect and the victim. Furthermore, the police have confiscated several pieces of evidence from the crime scene (TKP). "The evidence seized includes pillows, batik cloth, and raffia rope used to bind the door," explained Donny. Meanwhile, the head of RT 04 RW 01 Angke, Tambora, Budi Sukanta (61), whose house is in front of the victim's index, revealing that the foul smell around the crime scene has been smelled since Tuesday night. On Wednesday the smell began to be smelled. Initially, we thought the smell of a dead rat. However, within a few days, the smell is getting worse, so that residents began to look for a odor source, "said Budi. On Sunday 25 February, the occupants of the room next to the victim's room reported to the indekos owner. "The owner asked me to open the rooms of the victim's room, the smell of a very strong odor," said Budi.

According to Budi, the victim's room lock was tied from outside with a raffia rope. After opening it, they found the victim's body. "We immediately contacted the police. The body was then covered and processed by the police," explained Budi. Budi also added that the victim had lived with her husband at the boarding house for the past six months. They didn't provide an identity, so we had trouble finding out about them. The victim came from Padang and her husband came from Kebumen," added Budi.