Experts who carried out the exhumation and autopsy of the body of\nSutrimo\u2014the house guard or household manager of former Jampidsus Febrie\nAdriansyah\u2014admit that the identification process did not go easily. The\ngrave was opened for investigation purposes 20 days after the funeral.\nMoreover, evidence such as clothing is still not clearly accounted\nfor.<\/p>\n
The Chairperson of the Central Board of the Indonesian Forensic and\nMedicolegal Doctors Association (PDFMI), Brigadier General Pol Dr dr\nSumy Hastry Purwanti, DFM, SpFM, said the autopsy of Sutrimo\u2019s body was\ndifficult. The body\u2019s advanced state of decomposition made it hard for\nforensic doctors to determine the cause of death.<\/p>\n
Hastry said all of Sutrimo\u2019s internal organs had already decomposed.\nNevertheless, she confirmed that a number of targeted organs and tissues\nwere examined in detail. The forensic team, consisting of experts from\nvarious universities, examined the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys,\npancreas, stomach, and respiratory tract.<\/p>\n
Samples of body fluids and tissues were then taken for laboratory\nexamination. The experts will conduct toxicology tests to look for\npossible poisons or hazardous substances.<\/p>\n
In addition, they are carrying out histopathology examinations to\nobserve the condition of cells and body tissues to determine possible\ndisease or damage before death. In total, 15 groups of samples were\ntaken, including eye fluid, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach\ncontents, bile, intestines, nails, hair roots, bones, and soil\nsamples.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf someone drank poison or accidentally drank poison, it is usually\nclear\u2014sometimes burnt or red. But because the body was already\ndecomposed, the colour was all pale, so we cannot tell what the colour\nwas. So we will still examine it in the lab,\u201d Hastry explained during a\nconversation with detikX.<\/p>\n
Soil samples from around the grave were also taken because they can\nserve as a comparison in toxicology testing. According to Hastry,\ncertain substances can leave the body during decomposition and then end\nup in the soil around the body. For that reason, the soil around the\nbody is also examined and compared with soil farther away from the\nbody.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the type of poison is arsenic, it can usually still be found.\nFound in the surrounding soil,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Examination of the soil around the grave is considered quite\neffective in helping to find traces of poison even though the body has\nbeen buried for some time. Hastry admitted she has handled cases in\nwhich the type of poison was found in the soil around the body.\nNevertheless, she acknowledged that the whole process will still not be\neasy because Sutrimo\u2019s body had been buried for more than two weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbroad, it is usually still possible to detect poison from hair or\nother body parts. But it turns out that in various literature or\nreferences, once there is advanced decomposition, it is difficult. But\nwe are still pursuing it in the bones. Hopefully it will be found\noptimally, and there will be some ease,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the external examination, the team found no signs of\nviolence on Sutrimo\u2019s body. No bone fractures were found, including in\nthe head, neck, spine, chest, hands, or feet.<\/p>\n
The forensic team did find an amputation scar on the big toe related\nto Sutrimo\u2019s diabetes. However, according to Hastry, the wound had\nalready closed and was not a new injury that could explain the cause of\ndeath.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the head, we have shown there are no signs of violence, no\nskull fracture, but the brain had already been destroyed, somewhat\nmushy. Then, from the neck, there are also no signs of violence. There\nwere claims that there might be something, but there is not. It is\ncompletely clean,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Possibility of Asphyxia<\/p>\n
Although it is not yet certain, Hastry said there were signs that she\nbelieves point to asphyxia, or death from lack of oxygen. The assessment\nis based on photographs of Sutrimo\u2019s body when it was first found and\nwitness testimony at the scene regarding the position of his body when\nit was discovered.<\/p>\n
Hastry said that in the photographs, the trousers Sutrimo was wearing\nappeared wet. According to her, signs of asphyxia can include the\nrelease of foam, urine, faeces, and a bluish discolouration in certain\nparts of the body. Hastry said asphyxia can occur in various conditions.\nThe cause can be related to illness or poison.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it is natural, it is usually because of illness. If it is poison,\nthat is also possible,\u201d said the woman who now serves as Karodokpol at\nthe Police Medical and Health Centre.<\/p>\n
However, that explanation is still a hypothesis based on early\nphotographs of the body\u2019s condition. So far, Hastry has not officially\nstated that asphyxia was the cause of Sutrimo\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
To improve the chances of a successful examination, Hastry said,\ntesting of the body samples is not being carried out in only one place.\nThe samples have been divided and are being examined at three different\nlaboratories. However, because of the condition of the body, Hastry\nestimates that the forensic examination results will only come out in\nabout two weeks or even longer.<\/p>\n
The exhumation was previously carried out on 12 August. The process\nwas conducted directly at the grave site and lasted almost four hours at\nBantaragung Public Cemetery, Wlahar Village, Wangon District, Banyumas\nRegency, Central Java. The long duration was due to difficulties\nencountered. The forensic experts involved came from a number of\ninstitutions, including the University of Indonesia, Airlangga\nUniversity, Gadjah Mada University, Diponegoro University, the National\nPolice Hospital, and other forensic teams.<\/p>\n
The Disappearance of Sutrimo\u2019s Personal Belongings<\/p>\n
Amid the wait for the forensic examination results, Sutrimo\u2019s family\nis still waiting for the return of a number of Sutrimo\u2019s personal\nbelongings. When the body was taken to his hometown, those who delivered\nit only handed over Sutrimo\u2019s ID card and his stiff body. Personal\nbelongings such as clothing, mobile phone, wallet, and so on were not\nhanded over.<\/p>\n
Aan Rohaeni, the family\u2019s legal representative, said one of the\npeople who delivered the body left a telephone number with the family.\nHe is said to be named Ahmad Machmud. He was the one who handed over Rp\n20 million to Sutrimo\u2019s family and gave them the number.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/twenty-days-after-sutrimos-death-and-the-missing-trail-1787658783", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }