Man arrested for rape, murder

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Police arrested on Saturday Aripin, alias Ipin, who allegedly raped 10-year-old Widya Tanjung Sari and then cut her body into five pieces, Antara reported.

The news agency quoted Samarinda police precinct chief Lt. Col. Yayat Sudrajat as saying that the man was apprehended in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan.

Police have been interrogating Ipin who has allegedly confessed to raping Widya, mutilating her and scattering her remains in Mugirejo village in the Pelita subdistrict, North Samarinda, and other places in Samarinda Ulu.

A scavenger found some of the remains last Monday and alerted police.

Yayat said yesterday that experts at A. Wahab Sjahranie Hospital were conducting a post mortem examination on the victim's remains. (swe)