Tabanan Residents Are Shocked, Washing Dishes In A Trench, Passing A Young Woman's Body

ILLUSTRATION / PIXABAY

TABANAN - The discovery of the corpse of a young woman named Ni Putu Eka Juniari (23) in a water channel or ditch behind Warung Dayuh shocked residents in Buruan Village, Tabanan, Bali.

"(Officers) took the victim's body to the Tabanan General Hospital. The family stated that they refused an autopsy and accepted the incident as a disaster. Furthermore, the victim's body will be taken to her village in Karangasem", said Head of Public Relations of the Tabanan Police Iptu I Nyoman Subagio.

The discovery of the victim's body was reported at 10:00 WIT. At that time, a witness named Ni Made Andry Tirtanadi was washing dishes in the water channel behind her house.

The witness saw the woman's body lying face down, allegedly being carried away by the water currents.

"Furthermore, the witness informed the husband and other residents after that they tied the victim's body so that it would not be carried away further and then reported the incident to the Penebel Police", added Subagio.

Furthermore, the police came to the location and conducted an examination of the body with medical officers from the Penebel Puskesmas 1 (Public Health).

The victim was found wearing a dark brown shirt and jeans. There were abrasions on the forehead and bruises on the victim's chest.

"That the wound was allegedly due to a collision with a rock with a water channel. No identity was found on the victim's body", explained Subagio.

Meanwhile, from the testimony of the biological father of victim I Ketut Suparta, the victim did have a history of epilepsy since the age of 2 years. Also, the victim helps her father who owns a motorbike washing business on a daily basis.

The victim's father had seen the victim sitting on the edge of the ditch. The victim's father did not think that his daughter would be found lifeless.

"However, at around 10:25 A.M local time the victim's father was notified by the residents regarding the discovery of the corpse, and after being seen it was true that the corpse was a victim", said Subagio.