Two jailed for teenage girl's murder
Two jailed for teenage girl's murder
JAKARTA (JP): Judges at West Jakarta District Court sentenced
Blackzhom Apua Walela and Ikhsan Mulyono on Monday to 42 and 36
months in jail respectively for the premeditated murder of female
high school student, Heppy Trinita.
"The defendant, Blackzhom, is guilty of planning and executing
the murder, along with defendants Ikhsan Mulyono and Teddy
Yaputra Sulaiman.
"He is sentenced to 42 months in jail," said presiding Judge
Vitalien Maryanti.
Separately, presiding Judge H.A. Pardede sentenced Ikhsan to
36 months in jail.
Prosecutor Bazatulo Telaumbanua earlier charged both
defendants with Article 353 of the Criminal Code, which carries a
maximum sentence of nine years in jail if convicted. The
prosecutor earlier demanded the judges sentence Blackzhom and
Ikhsan to 54 and 48 months respectively.
Both Blackzhom, 21, a former amateur boxer, and Ikhsan, 25,
were servants of the main defendant, Teddy, 17.
Judge Vitalien said Blackzhom assisted Teddy in a plan to
kidnap Heppy, 17, who was Teddy's girlfriend.
"Heppy rejected Teddy's request to not go overseas to continue
her studies. Angry with her rejection, Teddy then came up with
the plan," said the judge.
They carried out their plan on April 25 this year. First,
Blackzhom and Ikhsan tested some chloroform they were going to
use on Heppy on a chicken and rabbit, the judge said.
On the arranged day, Teddy, a son of a restaurant chain owner,
purportedly had a flat tire while he drove a Mercedes Benz along
with Heppy on Jl. Sekretaris in West Jakarta on their way to
watch a movie in a nearby cinema, she said.
Ikhsan purportedly pointed a knife at Teddy, who got out of
the car to check the tires, while Blackzhom grabbed Heppy and
covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief soaked in
chloroform, the judge said.
After the victim fell limp, she said, Iksan and Blacktozom
left Teddy with Heppy. Teddy then took Heppy to a room at Hotel
Pondok Citra on Jl. Daan Mogot, which he had booked earlier, the
judge said.
The defendant then asked a hotel employee to help him carry
the victim from the sedan to the room. Alerted by the victim's
condition, the employee refused and instead asked Teddy to
immediately bring the girl to a nearby hospital.
A medical doctor from Hidup Sehat clinic, Onnie Habie, came by
later to check on her condition and told Teddy that Heppy was
dead, she said.
In a separate hearing, prosecutor Bazatulo urged the court to
sentence Teddy on Monday to 18 months in jail.
"The defendant, along with defendants Blackzhom and Ikhsan,
committed torture, leading to the death of Heppy," said
prosecutor Bazatulo in a hearing presided over by Judge Sultoni
Mohdalli.
The prosecutor also demanded Teddy be charged with Article 353
of the Criminal Code.
Judge Sultoni adjourned the hearing until Nov. 15 to hear the
defense statement from Teddy's lawyer. (asa)