World · East Asia & Pacific · 22 hrs ago
Two Suspects Arrested After Woman Found Dead in East Jakarta Boarding House
A woman identified by the initials KDA was found dead in a boarding-house bathroom in Pinang Ranti, East Jakarta.
Her hands and feet were tied with plastic cord, a T-shirt was tied around her neck, and she had bruising on her face.
The body was discovered after a nearby resident reported a bad smell from the room.
The room had been rented by a man who, according to police, had not visited after receiving the keys.
Police arrested two men, identified as KDO, 22, and ATW, 27, in East Jakarta and Bekasi.
Investigators said they used information from the scene and digital data to identify the suspects, and suggested the killing may have been motivated by money because cash and the victim’s phone were taken.
Both men have been named as suspects and detained, and police have charged them under Indonesia’s criminal code.
A woman identified as KDA was found dead in a bathroom at a boarding house in East Jakarta, with her hands and feet tied.
Police arrested two suspects, identified as KDO, 22, and ATW, 27, in East Jakarta and Bekasi.
The body was found around noon on Thursday after a nearby resident reported a bad smell from the room.
Police said the suspects were identified through information from the scene and digital data analysis.
Police suspect an economic motive and said cash and a mobile phone belonging to the victim were taken.
- Who
- The victim was a woman identified as KDA. Police arrested two suspects, KDO, 22, and ATW, 27.
- What
- KDA was found dead, bound in a boarding-house bathroom. Police are investigating the case as a suspected murder.
- When
- The body was found on Thursday, around noon. The suspects were arrested the following day.
- Where
- The boarding house was on Jalan Nirbaya in Pinang Ranti, Makasar, East Jakarta. The arrests were made in East Jakarta and Bekasi.
- Why
- Police suspect an economic motive and said the suspects took cash and the victim’s mobile phone.
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The left side of her face was bruised and her neck was tied with a black T-shirt.
The team conducted a gradual investigation by combining field information and digital data analysis until it succeeded in identifying the suspects’ whereabouts.
Daniel rented the boarding-house room but, according to police, did not come to it after receiving the key.
KDA was found in the bathroom around noon after a nearby resident reported a bad smell.
Police said investigators had identified the suspects using information from the scene and digital data analysis.
Police reported that KDO and ATW had been arrested in East Jakarta and Bekasi.
- Victim
- KDA
- Suspects
- KDO, 22; ATW, 27
- Discovery location
- Jalan Nirbaya, Pinang Ranti, Makasar, East Jakarta
- Discovery time
- Thursday, around 12:00 WIB
- Items police said were taken
- Rp 250 in cash and the victim’s mobile phone
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