A Wife As A Mastermind Of Murder the Gold Boss from South Sulawesi in Jayapura, Virgita Hellu's Affair Becomes a Suspect

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JAYAPURA - Investigators from the Jayapura City Police, Papua, have named M as a suspect in the murder of a trader aka gold boss Nasruddin aka Acik (44 years old).

The owner of the gold shop in Arso, Keerom Regency was murdered, Monday, June 28 night. The mastermind behind the murder is suspected to be the wife of gold tycoon Virgita Legina Hellu (25).

The victim was killed around Holtekam while driving from Jayapura back to Arso with his wife Virgita Legina Hellu.

Papuan Police Chief Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri confirmed the suspect in the murder that killed gold trader Nasruddin. The late Nasruddin was the owner of the Bintang Cenderawasih Gold Shop in Arso.

Reported by Antara, Sunday, July 4, Suspect M was arrested at Sentani Airport on Saturday, July 2 when he was about to fly out of Papua. The suspect was charged with Article 340 of the Criminal Code Law with a penalty of 20 years in prison.

From the reports received, it was revealed that the suspect M had an affair with the victim's wife, Virgita Legina Hellu

The police have also arrested the wife of the victim Virgita Legina Hellu in Enrekang, South Sulawesi.

Investigations on Virgita are still being carried out and the person concerned will be immediately taken to Jayapura, said the Police Chief who admitted that he is currently in Wamena.

The murder case that killed Nasruddin on Hanurata Street, Holtekam, Muara Tami District, Jayapura City, Papua, according to his wife's statement, was carried out by four people who fled by car after previously snatching the bag belonging to the victim's wife Virgita.

Nasruddin's body was buried in his hometown in South Sulawesi.

Chronology of the Golden Master's Murder

The murder case of a gold boss named Nasruddin aka Acik (44) occurred on Monday, June 28 at around 21.30 WIT. The murder, which was engineered by the wife as if this robbery took place on Hanurata Hol Balai Street, Muara Tami District, Jayapura.

The wife of gold trader Nasrudin, Virgita Legina Hellu (24) at that time with her husband on their way back home in Arso 2 Keerom through Kampung Holtekamp Street.

The police never released a chronology of this incident. From the initial information, Virgita Legina Hellu admitted that she was sleeping and suddenly woke up to see her husband being threatened by 4 motorized robbers.

Virgita Legina Hellu as a witness in the initial statement at that time said that she was asked to get out of the car. The victim's wife at that time admitted that she was threatened with a sharp weapon to keep her quiet.

"Then the victim (Nasruddin) was abused by the perpetrators using sharp objects and threatening the witness to be silent. The witness who saw the incident tried to protect the victim who had fallen down with a wound on the back of the neck. The witness was also hit by a sharp object which resulted in an injury to his right hand", said the police statement in a release Tuesday, June 29.

The murder case of a gold boss named Nasruddin (44) occurred on Monday, June 28 at around 21.30 WIT. The murder, which was engineered by the wife as if this robbery took place on Hanurata Hol Balai Street, Muara Tami District, Jayapura.

The wife of gold trader Nasrudin, Virgita Legina Hellu (24) at that time with her husband on their way back home in Arso 2 Keerom through Kampung Holtekamp Street.

The police never released a chronology of this incident. From the initial information, Virgita Legina Hellu admitted that she was sleeping and suddenly woke up to see her husband being threatened by 4 motorized robbers.

Virgita Legina Hellu as a witness in the initial statement at that time said that she was asked to get out of the car. The victim's wife at that time admitted that she was threatened with a sharp weapon to keep her quiet.

"Then the victim (Nasruddin) was abused by the perpetrators using sharp objects and threatening the witness to be silent. The witness who saw the incident tried to protect the victim who had fallen down with a wound on the back of the neck. The witness was also hit by a sharp object which resulted in an injury to his right hand", said the police statement in a release Tuesday, June 29.

Later the police investigation led to the wife of the gold tycoon. There is also a video circulating when Virgita Legina Hellu (VLH) was arrested by the police. At that time, VLH carried her son and was quietly taken to the police car.

In the video that was widely shared on Instagram accounts specifically for regional information, residents gathered around the time of the arrest. Residents cheered VLH, the alleged mastermind of the murder.

"Tomorrow the Police Chief will explain", said the Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police, Kombes AM Kamal, answering VOI's re-question of the murder case.