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        "id": 1741270,
        "msgid": "timeline-of-events-man-from-malaka-found-dead-in-forest-only-skull-remains-1780575346",
        "date": "2026-05-15 16:30:23",
        "title": "Timeline of Events: Man from Malaka Found Dead in Forest, Only Skull Remains",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Police have revealed the timeline of events surrounding the discovery of Antonius Nana, a 47-year-old man found dead in a forest in Malaka, East Nusa Tenggara. The man's family reported him missing after he left home following an argument with his wife, and he was later found with only his skull remaining. Police are investigating the case as a murder and have identified three suspects, but have not yet released details about the crime.",
        "content": "<p>Police have revealed the timeline of events surrounding the discovery\nof a man named Antonius Nana (47), whose remains were found in a forest\nin Kampung Baru, Dusun Aitiris B, Meotroi Village, Laenmanen District,\nMalaka, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), with only his skull remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Malaka Police Chief, AKBP Riki Ganjar Gumilar, said the incident\nbegan when a resident with the initials BB visited Antonius\u2019s house to\ninquire about his whereabouts on Monday, May 11, 2026, at around 08:00\nlocal time. However, only Antonius\u2019s wife, Leonarda Belak, was at home\nat the time.<\/p>\n<p>Leonarda told BB that her husband had left the house on Tuesday,\nApril 28, 2026, at around 21:00 local time after the couple had an\nargument. The argument started when Antonius cut open a sack of corn.\nAfter the incident, Antonius immediately left the house.<\/p>\n<p>Because he did not return home, the family filed a missing person\nreport with the Laenmanen Police. After several days of searching,\nAntonius was finally found in a terrible condition in the Kalalaran\nriver area, Meotroi Village, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at around 13:30\nlocal time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter receiving the report, police officers conducted a search with\nthe help of local residents. The victim had been missing from home since\nApril 28, 2026, and when he was found, only his skull remained,\u201d Riki\ntold detikBali on Friday, May 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>However, Riki declined to explain the series of events involving\nthree men, namely YDA, ADN, and AN, as suspects in the murder of\nAntonius.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis cannot be revealed yet because the investigation is still\nongoing,\u201d said Riki.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, residents were shocked by the discovery of a human skull\nin the forest in Meotroi Village, Laenmanen District, Malaka, East Nusa\nTenggara (NTT). The human skull was later identified as belonging to a\nmurder victim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s right, he is suspected of being a victim of a criminal act of\nmurder,\u201d said Malaka Police Chief AKBP Riki Ganjar Gumilar to detikBali\non Thursday, May 14, 2026.<\/p>",
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