Couple At The Police Hospital: My Son Didn't Fall In Bekasi River, But Was Caught In The Police, How Come He Died?

The SAR Team combined with the evacuation of 7 bodies in Kali Bekasi/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Maulana and Melinda, the husband and wife (couple) looked anxious at the DVI Command Post at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta. The two of them wondered whether one of the five bodies of the Bekasi River victims who was still at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital was his son, Vino Satriani (15).

The two of them came to the Police Hospital just to confirm and find out the whereabouts of their child. The reason is, since saying goodbye to his grandmother's house, Vino has never returned to his house.

According to Melinda, she received news from Vino's friend who survived, that Vino did not fall (not jump into the Bekasi River).

"From the testimony of his friend who survived, Vino did not fall, he was caught at the Polsek. But suddenly why did my son die? What is this? He ran away (with his friend who became an eye witness)," Melinda told reporters, Thursday, September 26.

"Mama Vino, how come Vino can die? He was arrested by the Kemang Police. His friend saw that Vino was clearly arrested by the police," added Melinda, imitating the words of her child's friend who survived.

Hearing the testimony of his son's friend directly, Melinda and her husband immediately went to the police station in question to confirm the whereabouts of their child. However, the effort was in vain. Melinda was unable to find her child.

"I went to the police station, I was transferred to the Resort Police. From the Resort Police I was transferred here (Polri Hospital). He said he could not see the body until now. The intersection (the status of my child's whereabouts)," he said.

However, after being at the Police Hospital, both of them could not see the body of their child on the grounds that there was no complete data. Even though his party admitted that they had conducted a DNA test and handed over the Ijazah Vino report with a fingerprint stamp.

"(I just want to make sure Vino's body is not) Yes, that's all, looking. I want to make sure my child or not. He said if the fingerprints were already there, they could be sent home, while until now they haven't," regretted Melinda.

Melinda is still waiting for confirmation from the Forensic Team of the Police Hospital to just know her son's status.

"It has not been confirmed (when the identification process is complete), he said he was told to wait," he complained.

Then Melinda suddenly cried for her son, whose whereabouts were unknown, whether he was alive or had died.

"Abangg, brother. Brother doesn't care about mamah. Abaigg. Just ask for prayers," Melinda said while remembering Vino, her son.

Previously, the Head of the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, Brigadier General Prima Heru Yulijartono, said that currently there are 7 families who have visited the DVI post at the Police Hospital regarding the identification of 7 Bekasi River bodies.

"Two of these are antemortem and postmortem data, so we immediately conclude that it was identified (Jazah Muhammad Rizky and Ahmad Davi). Meanwhile, 5 bodies still have some missing data and need further examination," said Brigadier General Prima Heru when confirmed, Wednesday, September 25.

Until now, the forensic team at the National Police Hospital is still collecting ante mortem data from the family of 5 Bekasi River bodies that have not been identified.

"Five bodies are still waiting for the identification process. So it must be identified, who is this (bodies)? Si A, C, B and so on. We have to make sure first, then we will hand it over to the family. It must be clear, whose family is this body," he said.