5 Witnesses Finally Open Their Voice, Pregnant Woman Dies In Manokwari Turns Out To Be Rape

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WEST PAPUA - Manokwari City Police (Polresta) finally succeeded in uncovering the mystery of the death of a pregnant woman with the initials R (30).Kasat Reskrim Manokwari Police AKP Nirwan Fakaubun said the police had named one person as a suspect with the initials HI (38) related to the death of R.Gelangka the suspect was carried out after police investigators pocketed a number of evidences and statements from witnesses. "We have asked for information from 30 witnesses, and at this time we have named one person as a suspect," said Nirwan in Manokwari, West Papua, Wednesday, June 7, was confiscated by Antara. He explained, out of 30 witnesses, there were five key witnesses but the first summons were not responded by the five witnesses. The police then sent a summons for the second examination of five key witnesses to reveal the cause of death of the victim. "The first summons they were not present, we issued a second summons," he explained.

He said, the five key witnesses examined were initially reluctant to tell about the relationship between HI and the victim's death. The examination continued to be carried out for approximately 24 hours and finally the five witnesses admitted that HI had intercourse with the victim. "At that time, five witnesses and the suspect HI were consuming alcoholic beverages in the Marani area, and saw the victim crossing towards the beach. The suspect immediately followed the victim and was again in a wet condition. The suspect warned five witnesses not to disseminate information related to the rape incident against victim R. "The perpetrator asked five witnesses to close his mouth. We continue to investigate. Finally five witnesses admitted," said Nirwan. After pocketing information from five key witnesses, the Manokwari Police Satreskrim Team moved to the house of one of the suspect's families in South Manokwari Regency, on May 25, 2023. The suspect HI was successfully arrested at around 05.05 WIT, then escorted to the Manokwari Police Headquarters to account for his actions. The victim R is known to be nine months pregnant and his body was first found by a resident at around 15.00 WIT who immediately contacted security officers at Complex 55 Maruni.R is a housewife who has only lived in Complex 55 Maruni, South Manokwari District, Manokwari Regency, Manokwari Regency, West Papua.