Chinese Citizen Found Dead In Taput, There Is A Cable Wrapped In The Chest Connected To Stop Contacts

The Taput Police conducted an autopsy on the cause of death of the victim, DB (51) Foreigner from China in the PT NH Onan Hasang mess, Pahae Julu District, Taput Regency. ((ANTARA/HO-Taftar Police Public Relations)

The North Tapanuli Police conducted an autopsy to determine the cause of the death of the victim, DB (51) a foreign national (WNA) from China at the PT NH Onan Hasang mess, Pahae Julu District, Taput Regency, at the Bhayangkara Hospital, North Sumatra Police (North Sumatra).

"After the North Tapanuli Police found out that the victim died, who was a foreigner from China, in the PT NH mess, Monday (9/10) at around 18.00 WIB, the Identification unit immediately rushed to the location to conduct a crime scene investigation," said North Tapanuli Police Chief AKBP Johanson Sianturi, through Head of Public Relations Ipda B. Gultom reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 10.

Gultom mentioned the results of the crime scene where the victim was found. The position of the victim sleeping on the bed and not wearing clothes but wearing a blanket.

On the victim's chest, an electric cable was found wrapped into the buttocks that was plugging into the socket. The cable is peeling off.

"When examined by the identification team, in the chest near the victim's neck there were burns similar to electric shocks and in the hips of the buttocks," he said.

Gultom said that all over the victim's body there were no signs of violence and that at the scene of the crime, there were no sharp objects or blunt objects.

In this regard, the North Tapanuli Police have examined nine witnesses who knew about the incident and the company's manager.

"The statement from the PT NH Manager, Wang Ping (45) that we obtained during the examination that the victim was not an employee of PT NH," he said.

Gultom explained that the victim came from China to PT NH, applied through an application made by PT NH in his country.

After the victim registered through the application, the company advised to conduct a location survey first to find out whether the work was suitable.

"So the presence of victims is still only a survey, not yet an employee," he said.

The victim arrived at Onan Hasang Pahe Julu Taput, Saturday (7/10). This is also reinforced by the passport of the existing victim. This means that when the work is suitable according to the victim's expertise. Furthermore, the victim still returned to his country to complete the administration as a foreign worker.

To find out the certainty of the cause of the death of the victim, the North Tapanuli Police have brought the victim's body for an autopsy at the North Sumatra Police Bhayangkara Hospital.

"Furthermore, regarding the bodies of the victims, PT NH has coordinated with the Chinese Consulate in Medan. And has communicated with the families of the victims in China," said Gultom.