Viral Video Shows Domestic Worker Abused by Employer's Family in Sunter
A video showing abuse perpetrated by a family against a domestic worker (ART) in Sunter, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, has gone viral on social media.
Based on video footage posted by Instagram account @jakutinfo_id, three video clips show the domestic worker experiencing violence.
In the first clip, a person wearing white clothing punches the domestic worker, who is wearing a striped red shirt, in the head. The person in white then picks up a grey object from the table whilst pointing towards the victim.
In the second clip, the victim is seen receiving two kicks to the lower back from a man in a green shirt with a tattoo on his calf.
In the third clip, the victim is struck with a sandal until falling, then kicked again by the person in white.
Head of Public Relations for North Jakarta Metro Police, Iptu Maryati Jonggi, explained that the incident in the video occurred approximately three years ago.
She stated that the incident began when the victim, identified as SY (57), placed bamboo in the place of worship belonging to the alleged perpetrator, identified as HW (42), ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations in February 2023.
“Around February 2023 when the perpetrator was cleaning the place of worship at his residence, the victim mischievously made the place of worship dirty,” Jonggi said when contacted by Kompas.com on Monday (2 March 2026).
Jonggi added that shortly after the incident, both parties claimed to have forgiven each other.
“After the perpetrator realised what they had done, they immediately apologised to the victim and the victim forgave the perpetrator. They made peace shortly after the incident,” Jonggi stated.
Nevertheless, the case is currently being handled by the North Jakarta Metro Police’s Unit for the Protection of Women and Children and the Prevention of Human Trafficking (PPA-PPO).
“Both the victim and the alleged perpetrator have been questioned by investigators. As of now, the victim continues to work at the perpetrator’s residence. Further developments are pending the results of counselling from the Unit,” she added.