Man in Bantul Dies After Being Hacked While Sleeping at Home, Police Say: Two Suspects

Police are investigating a hacking case that resulted in the death of a man in his home in Kaliurang, Argomulyo, Sedayu, Bantul, while he was sleeping. Police say there are two suspects.

“The investigation is ongoing, and there are two suspects,” said Bantul Police Chief, AKBP Bayu Puji Hariyanto, to reporters at the Bantul Police Station, Wednesday (25/2/2026).

Bayu added that they are also investigating the victim’s involvement, whose initials are TYR (36), in a community organisation.

“We are still investigating that,” said Bayu.

Previously, it was reported that a man died after being attacked with a machete in a house in the Kaliurang area, Argomulyo, Sedayu, Bantul. The attack took place inside the house while the victim was sleeping with his wife and child.

The Head of Public Relations of the Bantul Police, Iptu Rita Hidayanto, said that the incident began when the witness, RPS (34), a resident of Argomulyo, was sleeping next to her husband, TYR (36) and their child in the living room at 05.30 WIB. Then, RPS heard the back door of her house open.

“After that, the perpetrator, who was wearing a mask, immediately swung the machete towards the victim who was still sleeping,” she said to reporters in Bantul, Wednesday (25/2).

At that time, RPS managed to deflect the machete swing from the perpetrator. As a result, three of RPS’s middle fingers suffered lacerations.

“Even though the witness deflected it, the perpetrator’s machete swing hit the victim’s face, stomach and fingers,” she said.

After hacking TYR, the perpetrator immediately left the TYR’s house. Meanwhile, TYR’s child, who is five years old, was not injured.

“The witness then informed her neighbours and reported it to the police,” she said.

After receiving the report, police and medical officers immediately went to the scene. Based on the examination, TYR suffered a laceration on his face that was 10 cm long.

“Then there was a laceration on his stomach to his thigh that was 20 centimetres long and 10 centimetres deep,” she said.

(apu/dil)