Police Confirm There is a 'Love TH Topic' Tattoo on the Body of a Woman Victim of Kidnapping

File - Officers while escorting Taufik Hidayat, a suspect in the kidnapping of a woman at the West Java Police Headquarters, Bandung City. ANTARA/Rubby Jovan

BANDUNG - The West Java Regional Police confirmed that there was a tattoo of the suspect Taufik Hidayat on the body of the victim of kidnapping and persecution of a woman with the initials YTR.

Head of Public Relations of West Java Police Kombes Hendra Rochmawan said investigators found several tattoos on the victim's body, including the image of the suspect's face and the writing "Love Topic TH".

"The tattoo on the victim's body is indeed what we confirmed. There are several writings, love topics TH, and also there are pictures of the suspect on the victim's body. This is certainly part of the love bombing that is intertwined between the two," said Hendra in Bandung, Tuesday, June 30, reported by ANTARA.

Hendra explained that based on the results of the interim investigation, the relationship between the victim and the suspect was not only limited to emotional closeness. Investigators found evidence of restrictions on social interaction with the victim which then developed into physical violence.

"But of course there are behaviors carried out by this TH that end in limiting social interaction, which ultimately leads to physical violence," he said.

In addition, Hendra said his party was also still investigating the possibility of sexual violence against the victim.

"There are some public who convince us that it is possible that there will be sexual violence. We are still investigating and the team is still professional, still careful, and we follow the existing regulations," he said.

According to him, investigators are still collecting evidence, including waiting for the results of psychological and psychiatric examinations of the victims and suspects to complete the investigation process.

"The development from the basis of psychology, the basis of psychiatry that we do to both, both the suspect and the victim, this is still ongoing and we are still waiting for the development," said Hendra.

All the series of events are still being investigated to ensure the chronology in full before investigators conclude the criminal elements in the case.