Police release sketch of murder suspect

Wahyuana, The Jakarta Post, Bekasi

Bekasi Police released late on Monday a sketch of Yusuf, the sole suspect in the brutal murder of 11-year-old Heni Febrina Purnama Sari.

"The rough sketch was made based on witnesses' information about the man, who was last seen with the victim and rented the studio apartment where the body of the victim was found," the chief detective Yudi AB Sihaeloe said.

The suspect is thought to be about 25 years old and 165 centimeters tall with a dark complexion.

The victim, Febrina, was found dead on Feb. 21 in the bathroom of the empty studio apartment on Jl. Masjid Arrahmah in Jati Rahayu subdistrict, Bekasi.

An autopsy concluded that she had been dead for four days. She was last seen alive on Feb. 17.

According to the owner of the apartment, which is located not far from Febi's house in the Sinar Kasih housing estate in Jatimakmur, Pondok Gede, the suspect had just rented the place on Feb. 2.

The owner said the suspect claimed he worked for a labor supplier and refused to give him a copy of his ID card.