Man in Musi Rawas Poisoned with Cyanide, Two Arrested

A man with the initials R (39) was found decomposing in a river in Musi Rawasc, South Sumatra, after being reported missing for two weeks. The victim, R, is suspected to be a victim of murder.

The Head of Criminal Investigation of the Musi Rawas Police, AKP Redho Agus Suhendra, stated that the victim had been reported missing by his family since Friday (5/6). Ultimately, on Friday (19/6), the victim’s family received information that a resident in Raksa Budi Village had purchased a second-hand mobile phone which actually belonged to the victim.

Following an investigation by the police, the victim’s body was discovered on the banks of the Pering River in Raksa Budi Village at approximately 16:00 WIB on Saturday (20/6). It was revealed that the victim had been murdered, and the two perpetrators directly involved were arrested.

“From the discovery of the body, we conducted a series of investigations which revealed that the victim died because he was murdered by being poisoned. From there, we conducted further inquiries until two perpetrators, namely TW (25) and TS (21), were successfully apprehended,” said AKP Redho, as reported by detikSumbagsel on Monday (23/6/2026).

TW is identified as the main perpetrator of the premeditated murder, having provided the victim with a drink containing cyanide. Meanwhile, TS acted as the receiver of stolen goods.

“In addition, we also seized several pieces of evidence from both perpetrators, including one packet of male enhancement medicine, two mobile phones (Realme and VIVO brands), and one black Honda Revo Fit motorcycle belonging to the victim,” he explained.