It Is Suspected That Alami Is A Mental Disorder, A Man In Depok Doubts His Own Child Wearing An Wind Rifle

The perpetrator took his own child hostage with an air rifle/ Photo: IST

Police have arrested a man with the initials YW (42) who took his biological child hostage, R (3) in Sukamaju, Cilodong, Depok, Tuesday, January 10.

Depok Metro Police Chief, Kombes Imran Edwin Siregar explained, the incident occurred at night, when the perpetrator left the house angry for no apparent reason to his neighbor. Even YW dropped a parked motorcycle.

Furthermore, other neighbors who saw the incident tried to intervene. However, YW was not happy, instead entered the house and took an air rifle that was not bulletless.

"(YW) shot the residents but there were no bullets. Residents reported the incident to the police. Together with the members who came, the person concerned ran into and then took his own 3-year-old son hostage," Imran told reporters at the Depok Metro Police, Wednesday, January 11.

For this incident, the witness reported to the Sector Police for further action.

"Members of the Sector Police came and ran into the car and then took their own 3-year-old child hostage," he said.

"We negotiated for approximately 6 hours at 04.10 WIB, we took action by involving Brimob members and we were assisted by Jatanras Polda Metro. Yes, Alhamdulillah, we can save the child, we can save him," he said.

Imran also said that YW was suspected of having a mental disorder. This was said based on the testimony of the perpetrator's younger brother.

"From the statement of his younger brother, the perpetrator was treated at the Mental Hospital. Because he was divorced from his wife, he lived in the house alone with his 3-year-old son," he concluded. Caption: Depok Metro Police Chief, Kombes Imran Edwin Siregar in the disclosure of the arrest case in Cilodong, Depok (DOK.VOI)