Lawyer for Biological Mother Reveals Ex-Husband's Messages Before Child NS Died
Parliament’s Commission III held a public hearing with the legal representative of a child identified as NS who died allegedly from abuse by his stepmother in Sukabumi. The lawyer presented several irregularities surrounding NS’s death during the DPR hearing.
“We took on the case on 20 February, when Lisnawati [the biological mother] explained that she is the biological mother of Nizam Syafei who died under suspicious circumstances,” said Lisnawati’s lawyer, Mira Widyawati, during the hearing with Commission III of the DPR in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday (2 March 2026).
She detailed numerous irregularities including bruises and burn marks on NS’s body. The lawyer also revealed conversations between the biological mother Lisnawati and her ex-husband, AS, at the time of the incident.
“The irregularities consisted of blunt force bruising and burn marks on the exterior of the body. Then when the incident occurred, Lisnawati was called or contacted by her ex-husband or Mr AS, who messaged her to come to the hospital to see their son when he was ill, before he died,” said Mira.
She noted that before NS’s death on 18 February 2026, his father had even discussed the funeral with Lisnawati. The father also allegedly apologised to her if the child would not have a long life.
“So on the 15th, in February they exchanged messages. The messages said the child was ill, in Sundanese, Sir. But if translated it goes like this,” said Mira.
“Then our client asked, ‘Has he been taken to a doctor?’, ‘Not yet’ he said. ‘Why?’, ‘No time,’ like that. Then there was another WhatsApp that followed, ‘Sorry if this child doesn’t live long’. He apologised, and perhaps he will be buried in this family grave, near his grave or grandfather’s grave,” she added.
Commission III Chair Habiburokhman questioned the child’s father’s comments regarding the funeral. The lawyer suspected NS was neglected by his father and stepmother to the point of not being brought to hospital.
“He said that? Still at home?” said Habiburokhman.
“Still at home, already critical. We received videos of when he was still at home in that critical condition, we have photographic and video evidence so we analysed that this was deliberate neglect or abandonment to prevent him from being taken to hospital,” replied Mira.
The client only received news again on the day of her child’s death. His father claimed NS had died of lung disease.
She noted that over four years, the biological mother found it difficult to communicate with her child. The biological mother last saw NS after he had died and was already shrouded in a burial cloth. Mira also presented another irregularity: NS’s father did not attend the funeral. Her team questioned the father’s conduct.
“So she did not meet her child again whilst still alive, and even more tragically until the funeral, the body was already covered in a burial shroud so his face could not be seen,” said Mira.
“So for the last four years they did not meet, they met only when the child had become a corpse. At the funeral, the biological father did not attend, Sir. He was absent. We don’t know where he went. That is the irregularity we received,” she added.