Shocking! Man in Bantul Dies After Being Hacked by Unknown Assailant While Sleeping at Home, Wife Injured

A man died after becoming a victim of assault using a machete at his home in Kaliurang, Argomulyo, Sedayu, Bantul. The assault occurred while the victim was sleeping with his wife and child.

The Head of Public Relations of the Bantul Police, Iptu Rita Hidayanto, said 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 WIB. Then, RPS heard the back door of her house open.

“After that, the perpetrator, who was wearing a face covering (mask), immediately swung the machete towards 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, the perpetrator immediately left TYR’s house. Meanwhile, TYR’s child, who was five years old, was not injured.

“The witness then informed her neighbors and then reported it to the police,” she said.

Upon receiving the report, police and medical officers 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 centimeters long and 10 centimeters deep,” she said.

Furthermore, TYR’s right thumb also suffered lacerations, 4 cm long. Meanwhile, the victim’s condition during the examination was already dead and was then taken to the Bhayangkara Hospital of the Yogyakarta Regional Police (DIY).

“From the medical examination, the wound on the victim’s stomach caused bleeding which led to his death,” she said.

Rita added that from the investigation, no valuables were taken by the perpetrator. So the incident was purely a murder.

“The number of perpetrators is estimated to be two people, one perpetrator entered the victim’s house and the other waited on a motorcycle to the west of the victim’s house,” she said.

Regarding how the perpetrator managed to enter the victim’s house, Rita said that at the time of the incident, the victim’s door was not locked.

“Currently, the police are still investigating the murder case in Argomulyo,” she said.

(afn/apl)