Mother of deceased child NS appeals to Parliament for justice over alleged abuse death in Sukabumi

The biological mother of child NS, who died allegedly due to abuse by a stepmother in Sukabumi, has appealed to the Third Commission of the Indonesian Parliament. Lisnawati, the child’s biological mother, seeks justice for her son.

“I just want… my child to receive justice commensurate with what happened,” Lisnawati said softly during a meeting at the Third Commission of Parliament, at the Parliamentary Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday (2 March 2026).

Habiburokhman, Chairman of the Third Commission, stated that the commission would be committed to overseeing this case and would fight for justice for NS.

“Of course, madam. We will do our utmost to pursue justice for your child,” said Habiburokhman.

During the meeting, Lisnawati’s legal representative also revealed several suspicious circumstances surrounding NS’s death. She detailed bruises and burn wounds on the child’s body.

“The suspicious circumstances include blunt force bruises and external burn marks. Furthermore, when the incident occurred, Lisnawati was called or contacted by her former husband or Mr AS, via WhatsApp message, to come to the hospital to see her child who was ill but not yet deceased,” said Mira, the lawyer.

The lawyer noted that before NS’s death on 18 February 2026, the father had even spoken to Lisnawati about burial arrangements. The father allegedly apologised if the child would have a short life.

“So on the 15th, in February they exchanged messages. The message content indicated the child was ill, supposedly in Sundanese,” Mira said. “But when translated it becomes clear. Then our client asked, ‘Has the child been taken to a doctor?’, ‘Not yet,’ he replied. ‘Why not?’, ‘There’s no time,’ he said. Then there’s another WhatsApp message that follows: ‘Sorry if this child doesn’t live a long life.’ An apology, and perhaps the child would be buried in the family grave, near his grandfather’s grave,” she added.

Habiburokhman questioned the father’s statement regarding the funeral. The legal representative suspects that NS was neglected by the father and stepmother, to the point of not being taken to hospital.

“He said that already? The child was still at home?” asked Habiburokhman.

“Still at home, in critical condition. We obtained videos from when he was at home in that critical state, and we have photographic and video evidence, which allow us to analyse that this constitutes deliberate abandonment or neglect in refusing to take the child to hospital,” replied Mira.

The client reportedly only learned of her child’s death on the day it occurred. The father claimed NS had died of pneumonia.

The lawyer noted that over four years, the biological mother had difficulty communicating with her child. When she finally saw NS again, the child was already deceased and had been wrapped in a burial shroud. Mira also highlighted another irregularity: the father’s absence from the funeral. The legal team questioned the father’s conduct.

“So they did not meet again while the child was still alive, and even more sadly, they only met as a corpse wrapped in a burial shroud, making it impossible to see the child’s face,” Mira stated.

“So over the last four years they did not meet, and when they did meet, it was as the child’s corpse. At the funeral itself, the biological father did not attend, sir. He was nowhere to be found. So that is another suspicious circumstance we have identified,” she concluded.