Killer Of 2 Sidoarjo Girls Arrested At Hotel, Shot Against His Legs

Sidoarjo Police officers point out the perpetrators of the murder of brothers and sisters in the jurisdiction of Sidoarjo/ Antara

SIDOARJO - City Resort Police (Polresta) officers from Sidoarjo, East Java arrested HE, who is suspected of being the perpetrator of the murder of a brother and sister with the initials DR and DA, in Wedoro, Waru, Sidoarjo.

Sidoarjo Police Chief Kombes Kusumo Wahyu Bintoro said the perpetrators of the murder of the two girls were arrested at an inn in the Sedati sub-district.

"When the arrest was made, the perpetrator had tried to resist and also tried to escape. Because he did not want the perpetrator to run away, the officers then shot the perpetrator in the leg," he said during a media meeting at the Sidoarjo Police Headquarters, reported by Antara, Tuesday, September 7.

He said this case began when the victim's parents were looking for the whereabouts of the two missing victims. Inside the victim's house, there was also blood splattered like it had been cleaned with a cloth.

"The victim's parents then looked into the well at the back of the house. In the well there was only a helmet belonging to the victim DR. Then, after shaking the helmet, one of the hands of the victim was seen," he said.

Once they found out there was a victim, the parents accompanied by residents then reported this incident to the Waru Police and forwarded it to the Sidoarjo Police.

"Officers immediately moved quickly, looking for several possible perpetrators of the murder. Thanks to the foresight of officers and also assisted by surveillance cameras, officers finally managed to catch the perpetrators," he also said.

To account for his actions, HE is subject to Article 338 of the Criminal Code, Article 365 paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code and Article 80 paragraph 1 of Law No. 35 of 2014 concerning Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection because one of the victims is a minor.

"They are threatened with a prison sentence of 15 years each," he said. The two bodies were found in the well of his house. At that time, the victim's mother knew the house was empty, then saw a lot of blood scattered near the well. Then the victim's parents reported to the Waru Police.

After visiting the location and getting information from family, neighbors and evidence. Quickly Satreskrim Polresta Sidoarjo together with Polsek Waru managed to uncover this murder case by pursuing the perpetrators and arresting him.