SUMSEL - The South Sumatra Police arrested a suspect in the shooting of a married couple (couple) to death in Sei Sembilang Hamlet, Banyuasin II District, Banyuasin Regency.
Head of Subdit III Jatanras Ditreskrimum Polda Sumsel Kompol Agus Prihadinika said the suspect was a man named Samsudin (60), a resident of Muara Merang, Muara Merang Village, Bayung Lencir District, Musi Banyuasin.
"Suspect S was arrested in a joint personnel operation in the Bayung Lencir area on Tuesday (June 21) night, around 22.00 WIB," he said when confirmed at the South Sumatra Police Headquarters, Palembang, Monday 27 June.
Agus explained that the operation to arrest the suspect was carried out starting with the discovery of the bodies of the two murder victims by residents of Sei Sembilang Hamlet.
The two victims, Somad (40) and his wife Ida (40), residents of Sei Sembilang Hamlet, Paku Short River, Sungsang IV Village, Banyuasin II District, Banyuasin Regency.
The bodies of the victims were found dead by residents in separate locations on Friday, June 3 at around 18.00 WIB.
The first time the victim's body Ida was found dead under his house, then Somad was found in the swamps in the Sembilang forest area, which is about 100 meters from his house.
"The autopsy results of the two victims' bodies found several gunshot wounds to the back," he said.
Furthermore, from these findings joint personnel went to the field to carry out developments by examining the residents of Sei Sembilang Hamlet as witnesses until finally suspect S was arrested.
To the police investigators, the suspect confessed that he was determined to kill the victims' lives because he was hurt because the suspect was employed as a transport and woodcutter.
"The suspect took the lives of the victims using a firearm along with two of his colleagues who are currently still on the hunt (DPO). The murder took place on Wednesday (1 June) evening," he said.
Agus said, in addition to killing, the suspect took some of the victim's belongings, namely a motorcycle, a device, jewelry in the form of necklaces, rings, and imitation bracelets.
The evidence was found by police personnel stored at the house of suspect Samsudin (S) who has now been secured along with the suspect to the South Sumatra Police Headquarters.
The suspect is suspected of violating Article 340 of premeditated murder, Article 338, and Article 365 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code for theft with violence.
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