Impact of Bahar bin Smith's Assault: Banser Member Loses Job and Incurs Debt

South Tangerang, Kompas.com - Fitri Yulita (40), wife of the Bahar bin Smith assault victim, described the impact on her family since the incident. She said the family’s economic situation has been unsettled since the event. Besides medical costs, her husband has also lost his job. ‘The impact on our family is extraordinary. My husband lost his job; daily expenses are strained. I even had to borrow here and there,’ Fitri told reporters at the Metro Tangerang City Police on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. ‘Our medical costs we bear ourselves, not covered by BPJS. It’s tens of millions because he was treated at two hospitals, the city hospital and the district hospital,’ she added. This situation has exhausted the family’s savings to cover medical treatment and daily needs while her husband is not working. Moreover, her husband’s motorcycle, which he normally uses for work, is still held as evidence. ‘That motorcycle is used for daily work. It has not been released yet,’ she said. Fitri said Bahar bin Smith had briefly offered to help with medical costs. However, to date the victim’s family still bears all costs independently. ‘If medical costs or anything will be covered by him, that would be great, but as of today there is none,’ she clarified. Therefore, she hopes the legal process proceeds as it should and that all parties, including Bahar bin Smith, cooperate. ‘If forgiveness is possible as humans perhaps. But for the legal process, please continue. We ask for continued cooperation and to go through the process,’ she said.