Dark Eyes Due To Jealousy, Wife In Makassar Stabbed Husband To Death

Illustration of the corpse (ANTARA)

MAKASSAR - A woman named Agustin alias Tina (41) had the heart to stab her own husband to death using a kitchen knife while fast asleep in the room. It is suspected that the wife had dark eyes due to jealousy towards other women.

The incident occurred at his home in the Griya Bukit Antang Sejahtera complex, Bitoa Village, Manggala District, Makassar City, South Sulawesi, on Wednesday, October 30 in the morning.

It is known that the victim named Nurdin (42) died with four stab wounds to the stomach.

From police data, the perpetrator Agustina works as a lecturer at a university in Bolaang Mongondow Raya Regency, North Sulawesi. Meanwhile, her husband, Nurdin, is a contractor in Papua.

It is known that this husband and wife came to Makassar for treatment due to the illness experienced by the victim and at the same time they visited their children who were studying.

Meanwhile, the motive for the incident is thought to have been caused by the fire of jealousy when they found out that there was another woman as the third person in her household.

"It is suspected that there is jealousy," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Manggala Police, Iptu Latif.

In addition to securing the perpetrators, the police also confiscated a number of evidences in the form of bed sheets covered with blood and kitchen knives that were allegedly used to stab their own husband to death.

"After we processed the crime scene, while sleeping, (the perpetrator and the victim) were both in the room according to the family. There were four stab wounds, two on the front, one on the left side, one on the right side," he explained.

According to the information gathered, until now the victim's body is still buried at the Hermina Hospital and the plan is to return to his hometown in Palopo City, South Sulawesi, for burial.