Body Fragments in Ketewel Confirmed to Belong to Ukrainian National, Kidnapping Victim
The mystery of the discovery of human body fragments in Muara Sungai Wos Teben, Ketewel Village, Sukawati District, Gianyar Regency has finally been resolved. DNA testing confirmed that the fragments belong to a Ukrainian national reported as a kidnapping victim in Jimbaran, South Kuta.
Public Relations Head of the Bali Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Ariasandy, said the certainty was obtained after forensic teams examined six bone samples that had previously been sent to the Forensic Laboratory Centre (Puslabfor) of the Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) in Jakarta.
Samples tested included a molar tooth, a clavicle, a femur fragment, a rib, a finger bone, and a tibia fragment. From the forensic analysis, all of the bone samples were found to originate from the same individual and to be male.
“So the DNA found on the molar, clavicle, femur fragment, rib, finger bone and tibia fragment that formerly belonged to Mr X has indeed been analysed as originating from a male, XY chromosome. So the fragments come from the same male individual,” Ariasandy said when interviewed on Friday (6/3/2026).
The results were then compared with a number of evidentiary items previously secured by investigators in the case of the Ukrainian national kidnapping, including a bloodstain found in a vehicle and a villa in Tabanan Regency.
“From what we obtained, we compared with the DNA we found in the car used by the suspects or defendants and with the DNA found in one villa in Tabanan; when we match, the results align,” he explained.
Police say the DNA profile from the body fragments is identical to the DNA profile of the blood found in the black Toyota Avanza with plate number DK 1373 FAF and the bloodstain in a villa in Pangkung Village, Tabanan.
Not only that, the results also show a very high concordance when compared with the victim’s mother’s DNA.
“And the DNA profile results on the six bone samples we examined, based on maternity-index calculation, show a DNA profile probability of 99.99 percent,” he stated.
He added that from the comparison, the maternal allele of the victim’s mother’s DNA profile matches the maternal allele of the DNA profile found on the evidence at the scene of the incident.
“So we can conclude that the body fragments found in Ketewel are the same as the Ukrainian victim who was reportedly kidnapped some time ago,” he emphasised.
Earlier, human body fragments were found by residents in the Muara Sungai Wos Teben area on Thursday (26/2/2026). Several body parts were found separated and then evacuated for forensic identification.
The discovery was previously linked to the Ukrainian kidnapping case in Jimbaran. To confirm the link between the two incidents, investigators conducted scientific examination via DNA testing of bone samples and compared them with the victim’s family samples and several pieces of evidence found at different locations.