Man admits killing wife

BREBES, Central Java: A man has admitted killing his wife last year for repeatedly demanding a divorce, police said here yesterday.

The police said Rohadi, 50, had planned the murder of his wife, Junah, in June last year. He buried her body under a banana tree in his yard.

He kept the murder secret for a year before telling Junah's sister, Caswati. Rohadi had told his neighbors and relatives that his wife had left him for Jakarta.

Police opened Junah's grave yesterday after Rohadi's confession. They found her body wrapped in a white blanket. The grave was only 40 centimeters deep.

Under the Criminal Code, premeditated murder carries a maximum penalty of death. (wah)