Scene at the House Where a Man Was Hacked to Death in Bantul, CCTV Installed
The location of the assault, where a machete was used to kill TYR (36), a resident of Kaliurang, Argomulyo, Sedayu, Bantul, is still marked with police tape. The scene is relatively quiet.
As observed by detikJogja, the location is a cream-coloured house on the edge of a village road. Police tape is also visible in front of the house’s porch. The house appears to be empty and unoccupied.
In front of the police tape, a long bamboo pole is placed horizontally in the yard. The front of the house shows no signs of damage, nor do the items on the porch.
In addition, a white CCTV camera is visible, installed in the front corner of the house. The atmosphere in the house is very quiet, with only a few vehicles passing by.
The Head of Public Relations at the Bantul Police, Iptu Rita Hidayanto, said that the police tape had been in place since this morning. According to her, the police tape will remain in place until the police feel they have gathered enough evidence for the investigation.
“Yes, the police tape has been put up. The police tape will remain until the investigators feel they have gathered enough evidence,” she said when contacted by detikJogja on Wednesday (25/2/2026).
Previously reported, a man died after being attacked with a machete in a house in the Kaliurang area, Argomulyo, Sedayu, Bantul. The attack took place inside the house while the victim was sleeping with his wife and child.
The Head of Public Relations at the Bantul Police, Iptu Rita Hidayanto, said that the incident began when the witness, RPS (34), a resident of Argomulyo, was sleeping next to her husband, TYR (36), and their child in the living room at 05:30. RPS then heard the back door of her house open.
“After that, the perpetrator, who was wearing a mask (sebo), immediately swung the machete at the victim who was still sleeping,” she said to reporters in Bantul, Wednesday (25/2/2026).
At that time, RPS managed to deflect the machete swing from the perpetrator. As a result, three of RPS’s middle fingers suffered lacerations.
“Even though the witness deflected it, the perpetrator’s machete swing hit the victim’s face, stomach and fingers,” she said.
After the perpetrator successfully hacked TYR, he immediately left the house. TYR’s child, who is five years old, was not injured.
“The witness then informed her neighbours and reported it to the police,” she said.
Upon receiving the report, the police and medical personnel immediately went to the scene. Based on the examination, TYR suffered lacerations on his face, 10 cm long.
“Then there were lacerations on his stomach to his thigh, 20 centimetres long and 10 centimetres deep,” she said.
(afn/alg)