Soldier arrested for killing wife

Soldier arrested for killing wife

TANGERANG: First Brig. Hamdani, a military soldier posted in
Karawaci, Tangerang, was arrested by the Jakarta Military Police
on Monday evening for the murder of his wife, Yoyo Rohayah, 25.

Yoyo, a mother of one, was taken to Al Qadr Hospital in
Karawaci at about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday by Hamdani, who told
doctors his wife had drunk poison. The victim died early Monday
morning.

Her family became suspicious when they saw bruises and
cigarette burns on Yoyo's body. Yoyo was buried on Monday, but
her family had her disinterred and the body sent to the hospital
for autopsy.

"My daughter was healthy when she came to our house on Sunday.
But early Monday, her husband told me that she died after
drinking poison," Yoyo's father, M. Sukri, said.

Zulhasmar, a forensic pathologist who examined the body, said
that based on a preliminary examination, it was determined the
victim died from drinking poison, but there were also signs of
violence on the body.

"We found insecticide in the victim's stomach. But we have yet
to determine if she took that herself or if she was forced," he
said. -- JP