Suicide, Metro TV Editor Uses Amphetamine And Had HIV Test

Press conference on the death case of Metro TV video editor Yodi Prabowo (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - There is something interesting about the death case of Metro TV editor Yodi Prabowo. Before he died of suicide, Yodi was declared to have consumed amphetamines and had an HIV test.

This was explained by Direskrimum Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Pol Tubagus Ade Hidayat in a press conference to reveal Yodi's death at Polda Metro Jaya. Evidence, such as clothes, knives, and Yodi's motorbike were also displayed in this presentation.

"We screened the drug in the victim's urine. We found that there was a psoitif amphetamine. The estimated use is two to 3 days before the examination," said Tubagus, Saturday, July 25.

Amphetamines are drugs that can affect the nervous system in humans. The effect of taking amphetamines is a sense of calm, pleasure, and courage.

Tubagus suspects that Yodi feels depressed because of personal problems. Then, the intention to commit suicide is getting stronger with the use of the amphetamine drug.

This drug also triggered Yodi to commit suicide by multiple stabbings. Yodi stabbed his chest 4 times. There are stab wounds that only go to the muscle tissue, there are deeper punctures that penetrate the lungs.

Meanwhile, in the neck, the knife cut cut Yodi's throat but did not cut the blood vessels. Apart from that there were no other injuries, only bruises from blunt force collisions.

"The effect of this amphetamine increases extraordinary courage. Do not compare this with normal people. Therefore, what must be measured (from the use of amphetamines) is how to perform actions that are not carried out by normal people," he said.

In addition, in examining Yodi's financial transactions, it was found that Yodi had made a payment for a consultation transaction to a genital dermatologist at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital using a BCA debit card.

Besides that, Yodi also checks the HIV virus. This virus is transmitted through sexual contact or the use of drug syringes. However, the police did not say whether Yodi was HIV positive or not.

"Until then, the results have not been taken by him. But whether consultation at a venereal disease doctor is related to suicide, could be very related. But, this requires forensic psychology information," said Tubagus.

Yodi was found dead on Friday, July 10 on the side of the JORR Toll Road, Ulujami, Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta. Yodi was found dead by suicide after three days of missing. The witness found Yodi's body wearing a green jacket, black pants, black sling bag, wearing shoes and still wearing a helmet.

From the results of the examination, Yodi died from stab wounds to his chest and neck. The Polda Metro Jaya forensic laboratory has examined the fingerprints and DNA on a knife found around Yodi's body. From the results of the examination, it was found that only the victim's fingerprints and DNA were found on the knife.