Skeleton of woman found in Depok; living with her 'siri' husband

The body of a 56-year-old woman identified as DH was found in skeletal condition in Meruyung, Limo, Depok. The victim had been living with her ‘siri’ husband, but his whereabouts are unknown. ‘The victim habitually lived with her ’siri’ husband. The husband’s whereabouts are currently unknown,’ said Cinere Police Chief Kompol Chairul Saleh in a statement on Sunday, 8 March 2026. Chairul said several of the victim’s possessions had also disappeared, including one motorcycle with its ignition key and STNK, and one mobile phone belonging to the victim. ‘There was missing property belonging to the victim, including one Suzuki Address motorcycle, bearing registration B-6613-ZME, together with its ignition key and STNK (the BPKB pledged as loan collateral). Then one mobile phone belonging to the victim,’ he said.

Chronology

The police reported that the victim, identified as DH (56), was discovered by her child and her boyfriend when they came to tidy the house. ‘Witness R and witness L came to the victim’s house that morning with the plan to clean the house,’ he said. Their visit to the victim’s house was the second since February 2026. At that time, L and R went to the victim’s house after being informed by their aunt, identified by initial T, that the victim was staying at a school friend’s house in Sukabumi, West Java. ‘Thus the victim’s house was empty. With that information, witness L planned to come to the victim’s house to clean,’ he added. In February 2026, L and R arrived at the victim’s house with the gate locked from the outside. L and R then forcibly opened the lock. ‘After the lock was opened, witnesses L and R moved to the door of the house and found that the door was not locked,’ he said. L and R entered the house to find the interior in a state of disarray. Witness L briefly saw a pile of clothes on the floor. ‘At that time the witnesses did not suspect anything because they did not smell any unusual odour from inside the rooms,’ he added. Because the interior was in disarray, L and R delayed cleaning interior areas and only cleaned the yard. After cleaning the yard, L and R left the victim’s house and replaced the gate lock with a new one. On Friday (6 March) at 23:00 WIB, L and R returned to the victim’s house and slept in the living room. ‘According to the statements of witnesses L and R, their intention for coming to the victim’s house was to continue cleaning the interior of the house,’ he said. Then, on Saturday (7 March), around 09:00 WIB, witnesses L and R began cleaning the interior areas and divided tasks. Witness L cleaned the central area and the bedrooms. When witness R began cleaning the bedroom, R planned to place the pile of clothes into plastic bags. ‘When witness R lifted the carpet from the pile of clothes, suddenly witness R saw a pair of human feet in a state where only the bones remained and the skin had dried,’ he explained. After seeing this, witnesses R and L reported to the local RT head and informed Cinere Police Station to investigate the case. The case is currently under investigation by the police.