Police Persecutor Of Baby In Semarang Sued 14 Years In Prison

Member of the Central Java Regional Police Brigadier Ade Kurniawan (left) while undergoing trial at the Semarang District Court, Tuesday (4/11/2025). ANTARA/IC Senjaya

Member of the Central Java Regional Police, Brigadier Ade Kurniawan, was sentenced to 14 years in prison in a case of alleged abuse that killed a two-month-old baby.

Public Prosecutor Natalia Kristin at the trial at the Semarang District Court, also demanded that the defendant pay a fine of Rp. 200 million, which if not paid will be replaced with imprisonment for 4 months.

"To declare the defendant guilty of violating Article 80 paragraphs 3 and 4 of Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, November 4.

According to the prosecutor, the defendant was proven to have committed acts of violence against children resulting in death.

The prosecutor explained that the crime began when the defendant met the victim's mother, whose initials were DGT in 2023. Since dating, the defendant and the victim's mother lived together in a rented house located in Palebon, Semarang City.

The victim's mother who was dating the defendant finally became pregnant and gave birth to a baby with the initials NA in January 2025. Defendant Ade refused to take responsibility and was only willing to give money to take care of NA's baby.

The defendant, who felt hurt because of the demands of the victim's mother, first abused a NA baby in a rented house in March 2025, the defendant strangled the back of the victim until he finally cried.

Ade Kurniawan again abused the victim by pressing the victim's forehead while in the car at the Peterongan Market parking lot, Semarang City.

The unconscious victim was taken to the Roemani Hospital in Semarang, but was finally declared dead.

The police's exhumation stated that the death of the victim was caused by blunt force to the head which resulted in a brain hemorrhage.

In their consideration, the public prosecutor stated that the defendant's actions were carried out in a sadistic manner and caused suffering to the victim.

In addition to criminal charges, the prosecutor also demanded that the defendant pay restitution to the victim's mother in the amount of Rp74.7 million.

For these demands, Chief Judge Hasanur Rachman Syah Arif gave the defendant the opportunity to present his defense at the upcoming trial.