Suspected murderer of woman arrested<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Central Jakarta police detectives arrested
\nyesterday the main suspect in the murder of a 59-year-old woman
\nin the Johar Baru subdistrict.<\/p>\n
Police also confiscated gold and diamond jewelry worth
\napproximately Rp 10 million (US$4,520) and several other items,
\nincluding handbags and pocket cameras, the suspect allegedly
\nstolen after committing the crime.<\/p>\n
Chief of the Central Jakarta police precinct Lt. Col. Murawi
\nEffendi told reporters that Edwin Firmansyah, 32, unemployed, was
\narrested at about 2 a.m. at his girlfriend's rented room in
\nGedung III, Cisarua, Bogor.<\/p>\n
Edwin was wanted as the main suspect in connection with the
\nmurder of Sri Hikayati Sakam and the wounding of Mrs. Sakam's 21-
\nyear-old stepdaughter, Ila, at the family's residence in the
\nCivil Air Services housing complex in Johar Baru on Monday
\nmorning.<\/p>\n
The suspect, who has been hiding since then, is believed to
\nhave used a knife to slit the throats of the two victims.<\/p>\n
\"The neck of Mrs. Sakam, the wife of a pilot, was almost
\ncompletely cut, while her daughter was able to survive by
\npretending that she was dead while the killer was still in the
\nhouse,\" said Murawi, who was accompanied by the head of crime
\ninvestigation division Maj. Charles Marpaung.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Sakam died within minutes of the incident. Ila is still
\nin intensive care at the Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital.<\/p>\n
The two victims were alone with a domestic helper, Julikha,
\nwhen the suspect came to the house at about 12 a.m. Mrs. Sakam's
\nhusband and other daughter were in North Sumatra.<\/p>\n
\"The suspect is a former neighbor of the family. That's why he
\nwas allowed to drop by the victims' house so late in the
\nevening,\" said Murawi.<\/p>\n
During police questioning, Edwin confessed that he badly
\nneeded money to pay off his debt, Charles said.<\/p>\n
Before being arrested, Edwin had already sold three of the
\nstolen jewelry items to a goldsmith in Paseban, Central Jakarta,
\nreceiving Rp 900,000.<\/p>\n
\"We have seized all of the stolen goods,\" Charles added.<\/p>\n
Following the separation from his wife, the suspect lived with
\na woman in the red-light district of Bogor, where he was
\napprehended by a special team set up by Central Jakarta police
\ndetectives. (bsr)<\/p>",
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