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