BANJARBARU Head of Military Odditurat III-15 Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Lt. Col. CHK Sunandi revealed that sperm evidence in the murder case of journalist Juwita (23) by Indonesian Navy Classi Satu Jumran was not found due to external factors.
"Untuk bukti sperm di mobil memang tidak ditemukan, hanya ada sumisi mani sesuai yang disampaikan saksi ahli forensik," ujar Sunandi usai sidang pemeriksaan saksi ahli forensik, Senin, 19 Mei.
Sunandi explained that the rental car used as a place for sexual relations as well as a place for execution was immediately leased to another party shortly after the incident on March 22, 2025. As a result, traces of biological evidence in the car are suspected to be missing.
"The car was immediately used by another tenant after the defendant used it. The former intercourse incident automatically disappeared and the evidence was clean," he said.
Although sperm was not found, said Sunandi, the facts of the trial and expert testimony stated that the relationship between the defendant and the victim did occur. However, the fluid found in the victim's womb did not match the DNA of the defendant Jumran.
"According to the description of the forensic doctor, mani and sperm should be one unit. But the laboratory results show that DNA in the fluid of the manifold does not belong to the defendant," he explained.
In the same trial, the panel of judges also examined two additional witnesses who knew the defendant had left the car after killing the victim. The defendant's legal adviser did not file a rebuttal against the testimony of a forensic expert witness from Ulin Banjarmasin Hospital.
This case emerged after Juwita's body was found lying on the edge of Trans Gunung Kupang Street, Cempaka Village, Banjarbaru, at around 15.00 WITA on March 22, 2025. The victim was initially suspected of having a single accident because he was found with his motorbike.
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However, a number of irregularities were found. On the victim's neck there were bruises, and his cell phone was missing. The allegation of murder rose after the results of the post-mortem and investigation showed an element of violence.
Juwita is known to be a local online media journalist in Banjarbaru and has a journalist competency test certificate (UKW) with the qualifications of Young Journalists.
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