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        "id": 1572255,
        "msgid": "police-question-two-male-friends-regarding-bantul-mans-death-in-machete-attack-1772101114",
        "date": "2026-02-26 12:43:35",
        "title": "Police Question Two Male Friends Regarding Bantul Man's Death in Machete Attack",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_JOGJA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Police are investigating the murder of a man in Kaliurang, Bantul, who was killed in his sleep. Two male friends of the victim have been questioned as witnesses in connection with the case, which also resulted in injuries to the victim's wife.",
        "content": "<p>Police are questioning two individuals in connection with the murder\nof a man in Kaliurang, Argomulyo, Sedayu, Bantul, yesterday. Both\nwitnesses are known to the victim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding the witnesses, two have already been questioned,\u201d said the\nHead of Public Relations at the Bantul Police, Iptu Rita Hidayanto, to\ndetikJogja, Thursday (26\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the identity of the two witnesses, Rita stated that\nthey were people who knew the victim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two individuals are friends of the victim,\u201d she said\nbriefly.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, a man was killed while sleeping at his home\nin the Kaliurang area, Argomulyo, Sedayu, Bantul. In addition to killing\nthe victim, the perpetrator also injured the victim\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of Public Relations at the Bantul Police, Iptu Rita\nHidayanto, said that the incident began when the witness, RPS (34), a\nresident of Argomulyo, was sleeping next to her husband, TYR (36), and\ntheir child in the living room at 05:30 WIB. Subsequently, RPS heard the\nback door of her house open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter that, the perpetrator, who was wearing a mask (sebo),\nimmediately swung a machete towards the victim who was still sleeping,\u201d\nshe said to reporters in Bantul, Wednesday (25\/2).<\/p>\n<p>At that time, RPS managed to deflect the machete swing from the\nperpetrator. As a result, three of RPS\u2019s middle fingers suffered\nlacerations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though the witness deflected it, the perpetrator\u2019s machete\nswing hit the victim\u2019s face, stomach, and fingers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>After the perpetrator successfully slashed TYR, he immediately left\nthe TYR\u2019s house. Meanwhile, TYR\u2019s five-year-old child was unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe witness then informed her neighbors and subsequently reported it\nto the police,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving the report, police and medical personnel immediately\narrived at the scene. Based on the examination, TYR suffered lacerations\non his face, measuring 10 cm in length.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen, there were lacerations on his stomach that extended to his\nthigh, measuring 20 centimeters in length and 10 centimeters in depth,\u201d\nshe said.<\/p>\n<p>(apl\/alg)<\/p>",
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