Triple murder reconstruction held smoothly in Jagakarsa

Triple murder reconstruction held smoothly in Jagakarsa

JAKARTA (JP): The reconstruction of a triple murder, said to
be one of Jakarta's most brutal, was held at the scene of the
crime on Jl. Wahid, Ciganjur subdistrict in Jagakarsa, South
Jakarta, under tight security yesterday.

Fears of a mob attack on the man suspected of massacring
Sukarman, his wife Siti Chotijah and their two-year-old son Azis
Nugroho proved unfounded due to well-prepared security
arrangements made by the local police precinct.

One hundred police officers were deployed in the area to
ensure the reconstruction ran smoothly after three previous
cancellations.

Hundreds of people, mostly local residents, shouted angrily at
the suspect, Jamaluddin, 22, as he walked the short distance from
the police car to the victims' house, who were formerly his close
neighbors.

Jamaluddin, who looked depressed, demonstrated how he killed
the Sukarman family earlier this month.

The suspect, who dropped out of his studies at Al Hikmah
Islamic School in Jeruk Purut, Cilandak, South Jakarta, allegedly
murdered his neighbors to satisfy a personal vendetta.

Yesterday's reenactment showed the motive to be anger and the
deep grudge which he bore. Jamaluddin was aggrieved because the
Sukarman family failed to show him the respect he felt he
deserved. He said they treated him like a maid, when in fact he
taught the Koran to Sukarman's children.

Around 7 p.m. on April 7, the suspect allegedly hid on the
roof of the victims' house. He entered their home at 3 a.m.

"I killed Sukarman by stabbing him in the throat, neck and
stomach," he told police. Siti, who was awakened by the noise,
was stabbed in the chest, neck and face.

Azis, who was the last victim, began to cry and tried to sit
on Jamaluddin's lap because he was very close to his parents'
assailant.

"I stabbed him in the stomach. I was afraid he would recognize
me," Jamaluddin said.

The couple's two other sons, Aditya Riyanto, 12, and Aji
Yudanto, 10, survived the massacre.

He then ran out of the house and headed toward his own
dwelling, where he cleaned blood of his clothes. The machete used
in the killings was disposed of in a small river near the house.

Jeering filled the air at yesterday's reconstruction.
Jamaluddin was mocked by his former neighbors, especially when he
shed tears after entering his own house, which had been abandoned
by his family.

The police then guided him as he showed how he returned to the
main street and took a taxi back to his boarding house in Meruya,
West Jakarta.

The killing was solved after forensic experts found
Jamaluddin's fingerprints at the scene of the crime.

"The investigation has now been completed and we hope to
submit the dossiers on this case to the Prosecutor's Office early
next week," head of South Jakarta Police Precinct Lt. Col. Yudi
Susharianto told The Jakarta Post.

Yudi said that Jamaluddin would be charged with premeditated
murder under Article 340 and Article 365 of the Criminal Code, an
offense which carries a maximum sentence of death.

"But we will have to wait for the prosecutor's decision on
this case. Hopefully justice will prevail," he added.

The reconstruction was organized to allow police to match
evidence in the case with Jamaluddin's confession.

Jamaluddin is currently being detained at South Jakarta Police
Precinct. (edt)