Man kills wife over Rp 20m

Man kills wife over Rp 20m

BEKASI: A man, who allegedly killed his wife late on Tuesday,
accused her of stealing Rp 20 million (US$2,222), the proceeds of
his family house in Lagoa, North Jakarta.

Iwan Saleh, 36, is now being detained at Jatiasih Police
station.

His sister, Nuzulilla, had bought the house from Iwan for Rp
115 million. He gave the money to his wife, Eka Rita Luciana
Yusuf, alias Erly. Witnesses said Erly later moved into
Nuzulilla's home in the Kemang IFI Graha housing complex,
Jatiasih, because Iwan was unemployed and had spent most of the
money on drugs.

"The suspect went to his sister's house to ask for the Rp 20
million from Erly ... (on the way) he stopped at the market to
buy small dagger he used to stab his wife in the face, chest and
back," chief of detectives First Insp. Harun Sigit said. --JP