Father arrested over baby's death<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A man has been arrested in the Cikupa district
\nof Tangerang, West Java, for allegedly killing his five-month-old
\nson, police said Saturday.<\/p>\n
City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said that the man
\nhe identified only as H and his unidentified wife were being
\nquestioned by Tangerang police.<\/p>\n
The baby, Adam, was found dead Saturday afternoon, he said.<\/p>\n
\"A postmortem examination showed that the baby had been hit in
\nthe head,\" said Aritonang.<\/p>\n
He said that the suspect was supposed to be taking care of the
\nbaby at the time of the incident because his wife was out at
\nwork.<\/p>\n
Aritonang said that the wife had often told her relatives that
\nher husband mistreated Adam.<\/p>\n
\"Relatives said the suspect often fed the baby chili or beat
\nhim,\" Aritonang said.<\/p>\n
He would then tell his wife that the baby got the bruises from
\nfalling off its bed, he added.<\/p>\n
He said the suspect faced a maximum penalty of 15 years in
\njail for violating Article 338 of the Criminal Code on murder if
\nconvicted. (cst)<\/p>",
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