Aunt Who Killed Her Nephew In Kosambi Claims To Be Hurt Not Given A Loan Of IDR 300 Thousand By The Victim's Mother

TKP Pembunuhan anak 7 tahun di Kosambi Tangerang/ Foto: IST

TANGERANG The case of the murder of a 7-year-old boy by the victim's aunt in Kosambi, Tangerang Regency, was motivated by a loan. The alleged perpetrator admitted that he was hurt by the victim's mother because she did not lend money amounting to Rp300 thousand.

Tangerang City Metro Police Chief, Kombes Zain Dwi Nugroho explained, LN (40) had the heart to kill his 7-year-old nephew due to illness against the victim's mother. When asked about the purpose of borrowing money, Zain could not convey it.

"(The motive) was because he was hurt by the victim's mother. When he wanted to borrow Rp. 300 thousand, he was not given," said Zain Dwi Nugroho in his statement, Wednesday, April 24.

LN, who was upset, vented his frustration by covering the victim's face with a pillow.

"The perpetrator killed the victim by smothering him with a pillow for approximately 10 minutes," he said.

Furthermore, when the victim was unconscious, LN took off the gold earrings on the victim's ear.

Then try to eliminate the trail by removing the victim's earrings and keeping them under a bucket near the bathroom. So that the victim of the theft is thought to have been killed," he said.

Zain continued, the victim's parents who found their child with the initials EV lying not far from the victim's house covered in tarpaulin. He immediately took his child to the hospital, but unfortunately his life could not be saved.

The police who received the information immediately conducted an investigation and examined witnesses at the scene. As a result, it was suspected that the victim's aunt had the initials LN, because the last person was with the victim.

For his actions, LN was brought to the Teluknaga Police. He has been named a suspect and charged with Article 80 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 76 C of Law No.23 of 2002 concerning child protection or Article 338 of the Criminal Code.