Police identify murderer

Police identify murderer

BEKASI: The police said on Tuesday they had identified one of
what they believed to be a number of murderers of sixth grader
Febrina Purnama Sari Harahap, who was found dead on Monday inside
the bathroom of a rented room on Jl. Masjid Rahmat, Bekasi.

Bekasi Police detectives chief Comr. AB Sinlaeloe said that
the identified murderer was the tenant of the room, who had been
missing since last Wednesday.

According to witnesses, the tenant had abducted Febrina from
outside her home in the Ministry of Home Affairs official housing
compound in Pondok Gede district on Wednesday.

Her parents reported her disappearance to the police.

Jaya, one of the caretakers at the boarding house where the
suspect stayed, found her body.

An autopsy conducted at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital,
Jakarta, revealed that the girl had been dead for four days, the
same length of time as she had been missing.

Signs of strangulation were found, as well as bruising to her
head.

According to Jaya, the tenant had taken up residence on Feb.
3, while telling landlord Herman that he had forgotten to bring
his identity card. "He said he worked as labor agent," Jaya said.
-- JP