Tabalong Police Find Ikatan Simpul Kain In Tree At The Location Of Human Skeleton Findings

Members of the Tabalong Police Criminal Investigation Unit processed the crime scene for the discovery of a human skeleton in Tanjung Village, Wednesday (3/4/2024) night. (ANTARA/HO-Polres Tabalong)

TABALONG - Investigators of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tabalong Resort Police, South Kalimantan, processed the scene of the discovery of a human skeleton in the Ujung Murung area, Tanjung RT05 Village, Tanjung District. Tabalong Police Chief AKBP Anib Bastian said the skeleton position was under a tree with his head with his back to the tree and the other bones around the tree. "In the vicinity of the skeleton location, a knot knot made of cloth was also found tied over a tree about two meters from the ground," said Aneb in Tabalong, Thursday. When found, the skeleton of the corpse was wearing underwear that was still attached to the bone. It is suspected that the victim previously hung using the clothes and pants worn before he died. Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tabalong Police, Iptu Galih Putra Wiratama, led the crime scene with the Head of the Tanjung Iptu Police, Richard David on Wednesday night. Anib explained, initially the witness Ujung Murung resident with the initials SA (60) walked towards the forest behind the settlement to look for forest honey on Wednesday (3/4). After walking about 500 meters, the witness found the skeleton and reported the findings to the head of the neighborhood unit (RT), then forwarded it to the Tanjung Police. Furthermore, the Inafis Unit of the Tabalong Police Satreskrim and the medical team of RSUD H. Badaruddin Kasim visited the TKP to identify and collect evidence. "As a result of the examination, the victim is estimated to have died for about three months and based on the primary identification of the skeleton of the hipbone and spinal cord, it is suspected that it is male," said Anib. Furthermore, as a result of secondary identification, the victim allegedly last wore a blue and dark short-sleeved shirt, black trousers made of cotton cloth and green underwear.

The Tabalong Police Chief said that if there were residents who were family members or neighbors missing about three months ago and with the same characteristics of clothing, they should immediately contact the nearest police station or the Tabalong Police.