Maid murder reconstructed

Maid murder reconstructed

TANGERANG (JP): Police set up Monday the reconstruction of the
murder of a 23-year-old maid, who was allegedly killed by her
employers in Curug, some 35 kilometers west of here.

Ropingah was allegedly tortured to death by Mangantur Sinaga,
39, and his wife, Fransiska Viona, 28, on July 29.

In the reconstruction, the maid, played by a resident,
Turasih, 20, was kicked and beaten by Mangantur until she
fainted. He roused the maid with water and beat her again.

The couple believed that Ropingah stole many of their
belongings from their house in the Binong Permai housing complex.

In the reconstruction, Mangantur appeared to not know the
sequence of actions.

"You asked your maid to raise one of her legs," deputy chief
detective of the Tangerang Police precinct, First Lt. Indarji
said.

"No, I did not," Mangantur said.

Crowding residents around the reconstruction shouted that this
was a lie.

Indarji said Fransiska will be charged for not preventing her
husband from torturing Ropingah.

An earlier released autopsy report revealed that Ropingah had
not eaten for a long time. (28/jun)