Police question seven over killing of young woman

Police question seven over killing of young woman

JAKARTA (JP): South Jakarta Police detectives are questioning
seven people as witnesses in connection with the murder and
possible rape of a young woman whose body was found in her rented
room at Wisma Kos Super Ambassador on Jl. Pedurenan Mesjid in
Setiabudi.

"The seven people include the victim's boyfriend, the owner of
the building and the guard. The boyfriend and the guard found the
body," South Jakarta Police chief of detectives Maj. Ahmad Alwi
said.

Police identified the victim as Daisy Mustiko, 24, an employee
of oil exploration company PT Petrosea.

Daisy was found lifeless in a pool of blood on the floor of
her rented room, officer Alwi said.

The single woman suffered serious wounds to her head and neck.
Her face was also bruised.

Separately, other police officers, including South Jakarta
Police chief Col. Nono Suprijono, said that detectives who first
arrived at the scene also found traces of white fluids, believed
to be semen, on the woman's upper thigh.

On Wednesday afternoon, the victim's father John Mustiko Yudo,
60, and wife Nuraini, 45, arrived with relatives at the morgue of
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital from Malang, East Java, and
took their daughter's body back to their hometown for burial.

"I could not bring myself to allow an autopsy on my daughter
only to find out whether she had been raped or not," John was
quoted by Astaga.com as saying.

The decision of Daisy's parents to take the body disappointed
the police as they said they badly needed results of an autopsy
to help them in their investigation.

Police have discounted robbery as the motive of the crime
since none of the victim's valuables, except her Nokia cellular
phone, were missing. They are assuming the motive to be personal.

Owned by local resident Budiman Ali, the two-story Wisma Kos
Super Ambassador has 54 luxurious rooms, all of which are rented
out.

"There were no signs of a break-in. The victim must have known
the suspect, or suspects. The only way in was through the door,"
officer Alwi said.

A senior Setiabudi detective, First Lt. Toga Siambaton, said a
witness saw a man, believed to be a local, knocking on the door
of the victim's room on Monday night.

"The witness said he (or she) was afraid at the time because
he (or she) knew the man well," Toga said.

According to Daisy's boyfriend, Aron Kusnadi, 22, who works
for a private firm, he saw his girlfriend for the last time on
Sunday, when they both attended services at Theresia Church and
later took in a movie.

"She asked if we could meet on Monday. I told her I was a bit
busy, and that we would meet on Tuesday," Aron said.

"On Tuesday, I wanted to confirm our date and tried to get her
on the phone at her office. The answering machine picked up. I
tried her cell phone, but it was dead. After trying several
times, I got scared."

At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aron went to Daisy's room and
knocked. When there was no answer, he got guard Denny to use a
spare key to open the room door.

"The room was in a shambles, everything. The bed was fine, but
the blanket had been pulled down to the floor. Her cell phone was
missing. Her car, a white Suzuki Katana, was still parked on the
premises," Aron said.

He said that Daisy was a very calm person, and that as far as
he knew she had no enemies. (ylt/bsr)