Before Killing, Performer of Twice Meetings
BANYUWANGI – Banyuwangi Police investigators continue to examine three suspects suspected of being the killers of Rima Lutfiasari, 16, girl from Kedawung Hamlet, Sraten Village, Cluring District. If the murder was planned, the suspects could face the death penalty.
From the results of the examination it was revealed, two suspects with the initials FI, 16, dan FA, 16, who was strongly suspected of being the executor turned out to have planned the murder. “Two suspects (FI give FA) admitted to having planned it beforehand,"said Banyuwangi Deputy Chief of Police, Police Commissioner Agus Widodo.
The preparatory meeting to finish off the victim was apparently carried out twice. The first meeting was held at FI's house in Simbar Hamlet, Tampo Village, Cluring District. The second meeting was held at FI's brother's office. “Only FI and FA are meeting,” he added. According to the deputy police chief, two suspects, yakni FI, FA, and the victim actually knows him well.
Because, they were school friends when they were still in middle school. So, The victim did not feel suspicious when FI came to his house. “The victim's motorbike was also targeted,He said. Evidence that the two suspects were targeting the motorbike, after the victim was killed by being stabbed with a badik (long knife), The victim's motorbike was taken away.
The victim's body was dumped on the bridge dividing Melik Hamlet, West Parijatah Village, Srono . District, and Gambor Village, Singojuruh District "The motorbike was taken to the FA's house in Wonosobo Village (To Srono sub-district)," he said. After that, The Honda Beat motorbike resulting from the crime was kept at SL's house in Wonosobo Village. FI and FA asked SL to sell the victim's motorbike. “The motorbike has not yet been sold, We have arrested the perpetrators, including SL," he said.
It turned out that the investigators handling the case showed no mercy. The suspects were charged with multiple counts of murder, namely article 338, 339, and 340 KUHP. Besides that, they were also charged with Article 365 KUHP (robbery). With that layered article, the threat is the death penalty. “This was premeditated murder," stressed the deputy police chief.
Based on inspection, FI is strongly suspected of being the mastermind of the murder with the victim still being a class X high school student. FA took part in doing it because FI invited it. “FA admitted that he was forced to do so because his parents had a lot of debt and had just been cheated of Rp 1 billion," he said. As previously reported in this daily, residents around the bridge in Melik Hamlet, West Parijatah Village, Srono . District, There was an uproar after the body of a woman was found whose body had stab marks.
Results of the police investigation, The victim was identified as Rima Lutfiasari from Kedawung Hamlet, Sraten Village, Cluring District. Based on evidence and information from residents, it was only about four hours after the discovery of the body, The police succeeded in identifying the perpetrator. Even, Three suspects suspected of being involved in the murder were arrested at their respective homes. (radar)
