Sluice Guard Finds Body Of Teenage Boy With Head Wounds

Sluice Guard/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A man's body was found stuck at the ATR Cawang floodgate, West Tarum Inspection Street, Cipinang Melayu Village, Makasar District, East Jakarta, Monday, October 14.

It was later discovered that the victim had the initials MS (15), a resident of Pangkalan Jati, RT 02/11, Cipinang Melayu Village, Makasar District, East Jakarta.

"From the results of the crime scene and the initial analysis, the victim had an open wound to the head," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Makassar Police, AKP Bayu when confirmed by VOI, Monday, October 14.

AKP Bayu said the wound was thought to have been caused by a collision when the victim was caught in an engine at the AIR ATR Cawang door.

"According to witness testimony with the initials N, he found the victim's body while working at the floodgate at around 05.30 WIB. Then the victim's body was removed using a commaier device and above so that it would not be carried away by the Kalimalang water current," he said.

After processing the crime scene by the Makassar Police and being identified by the East Jakarta Metro Police forensic team, the victim's body was evacuated to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta, for an autopsy.

Meanwhile, the case is still being handled by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Makassar Police.