16-year-old boy arrested for Ciledug killings
16-year-old boy arrested for Ciledug killings
TANGERANG (JP): Police have arrested a boy for the violent
murder of a housewife and her niece on Jl. Taman Asri Lama in
Kampung Cipadu, Ciledug district, an official said here Saturday.
Tangerang Police Chief Lt. Col. Pudji Hartanto told The
Jakarta Post that the alleged killer, Priyono, 16, was arrested
about two and a half hours after the two bodies were found 9 a.m.
Friday.
The victims, Sri Suyati, 35, and Endah Srianingsih, 14, were
found by a neighbor, Ipah, 60. The victims' bodies reportedly
bore severe stab wounds.
"Initially we could not declare him as a suspect because he
refused to confess to the killing. But as soon as we found
Priyono's shirt stained with blood, combined with the results of
a forensic test over the blood on the shirt and other evidence,
he could not deny himself and admitted to the murders," Pudji
said.
Priyono, Sri's stepson, was living in a house next door to the
scene of the crime. "We traced the bloodstain using a police dog
which eventually led us to him."
Tangerang Police detective chief Maj. Krisnandi said the
killer's motive was simply a grudge.
"Priyono said he was upset over the treatment he got from his
stepmother. He said he was often being scolded for something he
did not do.
"He once asked Sri for money to go to Bali. But instead of
giving the money to him, she gave it to her niece, Endah. This
upset him deeply," Krisnandi said.
Police also questioned Sri's husband, Sarmin, who claimed that
he had left for work when the incident happened at 3 a.m. Friday.
"There were some differences when we cross-checked his
statement with Priyono," Krisnandi said.
"There is a possibility that he was also involved in the
case."
Police already found fingerprints on an ax and knife believed
to have been used in the brutal murder. "There were other
fingerprints besides Priyono's. We're still checking who it
belongs to."
Priyono's mother, Tulatmi, who is also Sarmin's former wife,
was also questioned. (edt)