Graphologist States Letter Left with Abandoned Baby at Pasar Minggu Written by Single Person
JAKARTA — Graphologist Gusti Aju Dewi has stated that the letter found alongside an abandoned baby discovered in a rice porridge cart in the Pejaten Barat area of Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, was written by a single person.
Nevertheless, Gusti observed several minor variations in pressure and writing style throughout the letter.
“I found small changes in the document, but there are no graphological indicators suggesting a different writer,” Gusti explained to Kompas.com on Tuesday (10 March 2026).
According to Gusti’s analysis, the handwriting does possess characteristics typical of a child aged 10 to 13 years, including unstable writing rhythm, inconsistent spacing between words and letters, varying slant, and uneven pen pressure.
However, she emphasised that such characteristics can also be found in adults unaccustomed to writing. “For example, someone who has rarely written since childhood or performed mostly physical labour using large muscle groups may have writing that appears untrained, despite being an adult,” Gusti explained.
Gusti further noted that a single handwritten document cannot conclusively determine a person’s age.
The abandoned baby, wrapped in clothing and a blue blanket, was previously discovered in a black shopping bag placed on a rice porridge cart at the end of a narrow lane on Jalan Pejaten Raya, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (3 March 2026).
The baby’s cries were initially heard by a local resident named Dinda (20), who was on the second floor of her home. She located the source and found the shopping bag containing the infant and her belongings. Dinda called her mother to secure the baby indoors before contacting authorities.
“The witness checked inside the shopping bag and discovered a baby girl lying on her side, wearing a blue teddy bear outfit and covered with a baby blanket,” said Pasar Minggu Police Sector Chief Kompol Anggiat Sinambela in his statement Tuesday.
A note inside indicated the newborn girl, given the initials AR, was born on Monday (2 March 2026).
The letter appeared to be written by the child’s older brother, identified with the initials Z (12), who stated their mother had died. The letter read: “Assalamu alaikum, Sir or Madam who found my sister, I am Zidan asking for your help to care for my sister, because my mother died during childbirth, please treat her as your own child, because I will not be able to find or visit her again, I do not want her future to be like mine, Thank you.”
The infant was subsequently transferred to Pasar Minggu Health Centre for medical care. She is now under the care of the Tunas Bangsa Child Welfare Facility in Cipinang, East Jakarta.