Little progress made in farmhouse investigation

Little progress made in farmhouse investigation

JAKARTA (JP): A police officer said yesterday that little
progress has been made in the case of a woman and her husband who
were robbed earlier in the month at their farmhouse.

However, according to a preliminary police investigation, the
police believe that the sexual assault of the 27-year-old woman
did not involve penetration by any of the men who broke into
their farmhouse in Bekasi.

Bekasi Police Chief Lt. Col. Alex Bambang Riatmodjo told The
Jakarta Post that no semen was found inside the woman, adding
that the medical report, from a local hospital, has yet to be
handed over to the police.

"To confirm our preliminary conclusion, we plan to question
the wife again this evening," he said.

A few days after the July 3 incident, 34-year-old Yanto
Sugianto, the manager of a poultry farm, voiced his
disappointment with the local media for saying that his wife had
been raped during the robbery, which was the second time in six
months.

"The report of the first robbery on Jan. 30 also said that my
wife was raped even though there was no medical proof," Yanto
told the Post a day after the July robbery.

A few weeks later the hospital and police revealed that the
sperm found in his wife was Yanto's.

"But most media continue to say that we were robbed and that
my wife was raped," said Yanto.

The second robbery, carried out by at least six people, was
almost a re-enactment of what happened in January at the
farmhouse. Some of the members are believed to be the same
persons.

They broke into the house around 3 a.m., overpowered the
workers and pointed sharp weapons at the couple, asking for money
and gold jewelry.

While some of them looked for valuables, one took Yanto's wife
from his side and sexually assaulted the 27-year-old housewife,
said Yanto.

In the first robbery, the group stole 280 grams of jewelry and
Rp 1 million (US$425) in cash. In the second case they made off
with Rp 2.5 million and three grams of jewelry.

A few days after the January robbery, police arrested three of
the five suspects. All were shot in the leg while trying to
resist arrest.

According to officer Alex, the police are still trying to
track down the whereabouts of the suspects in the second robbery.
(bsr)