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        "id": 1826770,
        "msgid": "suspect-in-bandung-confinement-case-revealed-as-recidivist-who-assaulted-ex-wife-1782521419",
        "date": "2026-06-27 07:03:00",
        "title": "Suspect in Bandung Confinement Case Revealed as Recidivist Who Assaulted Ex-Wife",
        "author": "Andhika",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "West Java Police have disclosed that Taufik Hidayat, the suspect in the brutal confinement and torture of a woman in Bandung, is a recidivist previously imprisoned for assaulting his former wife. The victim, identified as YTR, was allegedly subjected to repeated violence over three years, resulting in severe physical injuries including impaired vision and mobility. Authorities are pursuing multiple charges to ensure a commensurate punishment, while the provincial government has redirected a reward fund to the victim's family and is covering her medical expenses.",
        "content": "<p>The West Java Regional Police have revealed new facts about Taufik\nHidayat, the suspect in the confinement and assault case against a woman\nwith the initials YTR in Bandung Regency. West Java Police Chief\nInspector General Rudi Setiawan stated that Taufik is a recidivist in a\nviolence case. Rudi said Taufik had previously been convicted for a\nsimilar offence, namely the assault of his former wife in the city of\nBandung. \u201cThis suspect is a recidivist because he previously committed\nsimilar violence against a woman and was sentenced to one year and four\nmonths in prison. The incident occurred in the city of Bandung,\u201d Rudi\nsaid during a press conference at the West Java Regional Police\nHeadquarters in Bandung on Friday (26\/6). In light of this criminal\nrecord, Rudi asserted that his party would charge the suspect with\nmultiple articles to ensure he receives a commensurate punishment for\nhis actions. \u201cThe West Java Regional Police will maximise the\napplication of articles against the suspect. We ask for the support of\nall parties so that the violence committed by the suspect receives a\ncommensurate punishment,\u201d he stressed. Based on the interim\ninvestigation results, the assault against YTR is believed to have been\ncarried out repeatedly because the suspect felt upset and jealous. The\nviolence was committed in various ways, ranging from using bare hands,\nblunt objects such as iron, sharp weapons, a helmet, to stubbing out\ncigarettes on the victim\u2019s body. In addition to being assaulted, the\nvictim was also confined in a rented room and not allowed to leave\nbecause the door was locked from the outside. The confinement and\nassault case is believed to have lasted for about three years in a\nrented room in the Cileunyi area, Bandung Regency. As a result of the\nsuspect\u2019s actions, the victim suffered a number of serious injuries that\naffected her physical condition, including impaired vision, difficulty\nspeaking, and an inability to walk normally. Rudi added that\ninvestigators are currently completing the evidence and coordinating\nwith the West Java High Prosecutor\u2019s Office to optimise the law\nenforcement process against the suspect.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/suspect-in-bandung-confinement-case-revealed-as-recidivist-who-assaulted-ex-wife-1782521419",
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