Police Alleged, Body Of 7 -Year -Old Boy Who Died After Being Treated Due To Supernatural Creatures In Temanggung Domestic Victims

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TEMANGGUNG - The Head of the Temanggung Police, AKBP Benny Setyowadi said that currently his party has secured 4 people as witnesses regarding the death of ALH (7). They are M, the victim's father, then S the victim's biological mother, as well as H (shaman) and B.

"The body of the child with the initials ALH (7) is suspected of being a victim of domestic violence (KDRT), and until last night we were still conducting investigations," said Chief of Police Benny in Temanggung, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, May 18.

ALH was found at his house, Bejen Village, Temanggung Regency, Central Java (Central Java). The victim is thought to have died 4 months ago. When found the condition of the body was dry, only skin and bones.

"Most of the witnesses are from Bejen Village, and investigators are carrying out activities to process the scene of the case (TKP) more thoroughly, hopefully there will be further developments," said Benny.

The discovery of ALH's body has been of concern to netizens. A wave of mourning, sympathy for the victims continued to emerge on various social media platforms.

According to the police, the case started when the victim's parents asked a local shaman for help because of their child's naughty temper. Parents suspect that their child is naughty because of the influence of supernatural beings.

H, who is the shaman at the location, then saw the victim's condition and gave him the ruwat.

"Ruwat is in the form of a child drowning in water and then being lifted. That's a temporary motive," he said again.

He said the articles to be suspected in the case were Law Number 17 of 2016 concerning Child Protection, Article 76 letter C and Article 80. Then a subsidiary of Article 44 of Law Number 23 of 2004 concerning Domestic Violence and Article 338 of the Criminal Code with the threat of a sentence of 15 years or a fine IDR 3 billion.