Man arrested over widow's murder

Man arrested over widow's murder

JAKARTA (JP): West Jakarta Police arrested a man over the
murder of a widow on Jl. Delima Raya in Tanjung Duren Utara, West
Jakarta, on Thursday night.

West Jakarta Police chief Col. Adjie Rustam Ramdja identified
the victim as Yosephina Silvia Yosanti, 51, and the suspect as
Tajudin, 24, one of four construction workers working on the new
home of Yosephina, being constructed on Jl. Delima Raya.

"Tajudin had planned the robbery. He ended up murdering and
getting nothing," Adjie told reporters on Friday.

"We found the murder weapon, a blood-smeared knife, and the
suspect's bloodied clothes in Yosephina's unfinished home."

Adjie said that on Thursday night, Tajudin entered the house
where Yosephina and her daughter, Czarina Innocentia, 25, were
staying, from the roof.

Tajudin jumped into the kitchen and picked up a kitchen knife,
the murder weapon. He had just reached the living room when
suddenly Czarina saw him, Adjie said.

Tajudin hit her hard.

"Czarina fell. She pretended to be unconscious," he said.

When Yosephina came out of her room, she screamed upon seeing
Tajudin.

"The suspect told her to go into the bedroom, where the lady
was stabbed, twice in the stomach, to death," Adjie said.

During the stabbing, Czarina ran out of the house and screamed
for help. Neighbors immediately alerted the Tanjung Duren Police.
(ylt)