Tragic murder leaves families mourning<\/p>\n
Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya<\/p>\n
The families of two murder victims in a courtroom in the East
\nJava town of Sidoardjo were grieving on Thursday over the sudden
\nloss of their loved ones at the hands of a Navy colonel who was
\nenraged after losing a court case.<\/p>\n
Col. Mohammad Irfan, 50, stabbed to death his former wife Eka
\nSuhartini, 43, on Wednesday after losing in the case that he
\nfiled at Sidoarjo religious court. He then chased and stabbed
\njudge Achmad Taufiq to death, while two other judges on the panel
\nescaped.<\/p>\n
The court granted Eka, who divorced Irfan on Feb. 20 last year
\nand was raising the couple's two children on her own, the
\nownership rights of a house in Waru area, Sidoarjo on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
"I'm really disappointed with what he (Irfan) did and I want
\nhim to be given the severest penalty," Eka's father, Commodore
\n(ret.) R. Soentoro, who is former deputy governor of the Navy
\nAcademy, said after his daughter's funeral at Boto Putih cemetery
\nin Penggirian, Surabaya on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The officer, who is now in military police custody, will be
\nbrought before a military court in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
Eka's eldest child, 18-year-old Mohammad Danu Faneka, broke
\ninto tears when his mother's remains were sent in for burial.<\/p>\n
When asked by The Jakarta Post what he thought of the murder,
\nDanu whispered he would not forgive his father for what he did.<\/p>\n
He recalled his father as a selfish person who did not care
\nabout his family and used to beat him and his mother.<\/p>\n
Danu disclosed that his parents were divorced because Irfan
\nwas having an affair with another woman, who was reportedly
\nliving in the Semolowaru area in Surabaya.<\/p>\n
"We are so depressed. I used to be beaten up (by my father)
\nand now I have lost my mother," Danu said.<\/p>\n
The family lived a comfortable life, they owned a house and
\nthree cars. Irfan claimed he had the rights to the house while
\nEka insisted it was a gift from her parents.<\/p>\n
"I don't know what will happen next but I'll pray for my
\nmother," Danu said.<\/p>\n
Deep sorrow was also felt by judge Achmad Taufiq's wife Endah
\nSunaryanti and their three children -- Indah Fauziah, 22; Mahdi
\nHamdam, 19; and Farid Wildan, 10 -- who could not stop crying
\nwhen their father's remains were sent for burial in Menanggal
\ncemetery close to their home.<\/p>\n
"We're a happy family. My husband never treated our children
\nbadly, he always tried to give the best for us," Endah told the
\nPost.<\/p>\n
With her husband gone, she will have to work hard to finance
\nthe three children's education. She said her husband wanted them
\nto study to the highest level they could. "I'm sure that in the
\nbeginning, there will be many challenges but I have to be strong
\nfor the sake of my children," she said.<\/p>\n
At the Sidoarjo religious court, traces of blood from the
\nmurder were still visible. The crime scene was cordoned off by
\npolice. No case was being presented at the court as it was in
\nmourning. The court will reopen on Oct. 6.<\/p>",
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