Secretary's death caused by strangulation: Police
Secretary's death caused by strangulation: Police
JAKARTA (JP): Police revealed yesterday that the death of Ida
Rezeki, 32, who was found hanging on a rope in her house two
months ago, was caused by congestion of her respiratory system.
City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said that based
on the autopsy report, the clogging of her respiration system is
believed to have been caused by strangulation with a rope.
The post mortem also stated that bruises found on the
deceased's body did not cause her death, he said.
"None of the bruises were deadly wounds," he said.
He, however, refused to disclose the police's next step in
resolving the case.
Ida was found dead by her husband, Harry Fardiman, also 32, on
April 30 in their house at the PN Timah housing complex in
Cilandak.
About a month after her death, South Jakarta police chief Lt.
Col. Adang Rismanto concluded that Ida had committed suicide.
The police, however, were unable to find substantial evidence
to support that conclusion.
Foul play?
Contacted by The Jakarta Post yesterday evening to comment on
the results of the autopsy, Ida's relatives, who have continually
refuted the police's conclusion that she committed suicide, were
adamant that someone strangled her to death.
"We still strongly believe that my daughter was tortured to
death before being hung on the rope by someone who was with her
in the house," said the deceased's father, Mohamad Isa.
"Ida was only 155 centimeters tall while the distance from the
floor to the ceiling is 240 cm. No chairs or benches were found
at the scene of her death that could have helped her fasten the
rope to the ceiling. Thus, there must have been someone else in
the house," Isa said.
Ida's brother-in-law, Arrizal Boer, who works as a lawyer,
added: "If the police later decide to stop their investigation
into the cause of her death, we ourselves will do our best to
uncover the mystery and find the culprit. That's our pledge!"
Isa was perplexed as to why the police gave no further
explanation about the bruises. "The police did not bother to
explain to us how my daughter could have sustained those serious
bruises, including a tiny stab wound on the upper part of her
breast," he said.
Love affair?
He said he and Ida's other relatives have uncovered
substantial evidence into Ida's mysterious death that could
eventually help find her killer.
Isa revealed that Harry, a staffer of a building contracting
firm, was believed to have had an illicit love affair with their
housemaid, Ina, 18, who was fired a few weeks before Ida's death.
Latief said yesterday that Ina's sister, a housemaid for
Harry's parents, told police that Ina has been living in Central
Java since March 3.
But Boer denied this, claiming that Ina worked at the victim's
house through March 8. (bsr)
JAKARTA (JP): Police revealed yesterday that the death of Ida
Rezeki, 32, who was found hanging on a rope in her house two
months ago, was caused by congestion of her respiratory system.
City Police spokesman Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar said that based
on the autopsy report, the clogging of her respiration system is
believed to have been caused by strangulation with a rope.
The post mortem also stated that bruises found on the
deceased's body did not cause her death, he said.
"None of the bruises were deadly wounds," he said.
He, however, refused to disclose the police's next step in
resolving the case.
Ida was found dead by her husband, Harry Fardiman, also 32, on
April 30 in their house at the PN Timah housing complex in
Cilandak.
About a month after her death, South Jakarta police chief Lt.
Col. Adang Rismanto concluded that Ida had committed suicide.
The police, however, were unable to find substantial evidence
to support that conclusion.
Foul play?
Contacted by The Jakarta Post yesterday evening to comment on
the results of the autopsy, Ida's relatives, who have continually
refuted the police's conclusion that she committed suicide, were
adamant that someone strangled her to death.
"We still strongly believe that my daughter was tortured to
death before being hung on the rope by someone who was with her
in the house," said the deceased's father, Mohamad Isa.
"Ida was only 155 centimeters tall while the distance from the
floor to the ceiling is 240 cm. No chairs or benches were found
at the scene of her death that could have helped her fasten the
rope to the ceiling. Thus, there must have been someone else in
the house," Isa said.
Ida's brother-in-law, Arrizal Boer, who works as a lawyer,
added: "If the police later decide to stop their investigation
into the cause of her death, we ourselves will do our best to
uncover the mystery and find the culprit. That's our pledge!"
Isa was perplexed as to why the police gave no further
explanation about the bruises. "The police did not bother to
explain to us how my daughter could have sustained those serious
bruises, including a tiny stab wound on the upper part of her
breast," he said.
Love affair?
He said he and Ida's other relatives have uncovered
substantial evidence into Ida's mysterious death that could
eventually help find her killer.
Isa revealed that Harry, a staffer of a building contracting
firm, was believed to have had an illicit love affair with their
housemaid, Ina, 18, who was fired a few weeks before Ida's death.
Latief said yesterday that Ina's sister, a housemaid for
Harry's parents, told police that Ina has been living in Central
Java since March 3.
But Boer denied this, claiming that Ina worked at the victim's
house through March 8. (bsr)