Cheating that Ends in Death

The crime behind illicit relations is often used to control the victim's assets. Women are also victims.

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Ahmad Arif Ridwan Nuwloh, wearing prison clothes (left), the perpetrator of the murder of Rini Mariany, together with his younger brother, Aditya Taufiqurrahman, wearing prison clothes (right), Friday (3/5/2024). Both of them are suspects in a murder case whose body was kept in a suitcase which was found on Kalimalang Inspection Road, West Cikarang, Bekasi Regency.

Their relationship has been going on for at least a year. When Ridwan, who works as an auditor at the main office, frequently visits Rini's office in Bandung to conduct audits. Rini, who works as a company cashier, often meets with him.

The seed of love between the two of them grew luxuriantly. From initially just a professional relationship as colleagues, their status changed to lovers.

They could only meet when Ahmad conducted an audit at Rini's company. The rare meeting was used for romance, including having sexual intercourse in a hotel. This intimate relationship first occurred in December 2023.

Four months have passed, and Ahmad returned to audit the company where Rini works on Wednesday (24/4/2024). Rini asked Ahmad to accompany her in depositing the company's money to the bank. This task has become Rini's routine agenda during her work hours.

Rini also requested permission from her superiors not to return to the office after depositing money at the bank. She explained that she wanted to visit her brother who was being treated at Dokter Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung due to tuberculosis.

However, before depositing the money into the bank, they used their free time to make out at a hotel in Bandung. While carrying Rp. 43 million, the two of them went to the hotel using Rini's motorbike.

The movement of Rini and Ahmad from the office to the hotel, and even to the room, was clearly monitored by surveillance cameras (CCTV). Rini and Ahmad were seen entering the hotel room at 09.51 am Western Indonesia Time.

Also read: Recorded on CCTV, Police Arrest Suspected Murderer of Woman in Suitcase

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Director of General Criminal Investigation Polda Metro Jaya Senior Commissioner Wira Satya Triputra, Friday (3/5/2024), explained the situation in the hotel room. Based on the suspect's account, in the hotel room they had sexual relations. After that, there was a conversation with Rini urging him to get married.

Rini still refused. ”Whydeal with something like gini-gini. I didn't join in. I want to deposit money. What are you doing auditors like you are jerks," said Wira, imitating the victim's words.

These words hurt Ahmad's heart and his emotions were immediately ignited. Ahmad immediately hit Rini's head against the wall until she fainted. Not until there, while unconscious, Rini was smothered and strangled for 10 minutes until she died.

Also read: Mystery of Murder of Woman in Suitcase Revealed Thanks to CCTV

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The suspected perpetrator of the murder was caught on camera by the surveillance (CCTV) when leaving the hotel room carrying a black suitcase. According to the CCTV footage, the incident occurred on Wednesday (24/4/2024).

Rini's body was kept in a suitcase lying face down. With the help of his younger brother, Aditya Taufiqurrahman (21), Ahmad threw the suitcase on Kalimalang Inspection Road, West Cikarang District, Bekasi.

From the testimonies of the witnesses, according to Wira, Rini's insistence to immediately marry Ahmad was because she wanted to clarify their relationship status. "There is a possibility that Rini did not know that Ahmad was already married," he continued.

Rini had actually been married before and has two children. However, according to Wira, the victim is currently going through a divorce process with her husband.

As for Ahmad, it is known that he just got married in March 2024 and will hold a reception on Sunday (5/5/2024). In fact, the police suspect there was an economic motive behind this murder.

Also read: Perpetrator's Brother Becomes Suspect, Offense Behind the Case of the Woman in the Suitcase

Kasubdit Jatanras of the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Regional Police, Adjunct Commissioner Rovan Richard Mahenu, suspects that the money will be used to finance the perpetrator's reception. However, from the results of the confiscation of evidence, the company's money has not yet been used to finance the reception, but has only been used to buy two suitcases, plane tickets, as well as pay for hotels and online taxis.

"From the Rp. 43 million in money taken by the perpetrator, Rp. 36 million is still left," said Wira.

Hide the crime

Criminologist from Palembang Muhammadiyah University, Sri Sulastri, said that the attempt to store the victim's body in a suitcase and then throw it away was nothing more than to hide the proceeds of the crime. However, this method was considered useless because all the perpetrator's movements were recorded via CCTV.

According to him, a murder in a hotel can only happen when the perpetrator and the victim already have a close relationship. Moreover, if this case is indeed related to adultery, it will certainly be very dangerous.

From this incident, Sri reminds us of the negative impacts of infidelity as it is certain to cause damage to one party's household. "The most disadvantaged party is the woman," she added.

Therefore, she reminds women not to be tempted by the sweet promises of men who already have wives. "Because this illicit relationship can be very dangerous, even life-threatening," she said.

Forensic psychologist Reza Indragiri Amriel said that based on the CCTV footage, there were no signs of violence from the perpetrator. The victim also showed no signs of resistance. This indicates that there was a relationship between the two.

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A suitcase containing a woman's body was found in Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, on Thursday (25/4/2024).

Because this illicit relationship will be very dangerous, it can even be life threatening.

However, Reza reminds us of a criminal modus operandi where the perpetrator intentionally creates a situation so that the victim is not afraid or worried when near the perpetrator. Starting with an offer to establish a friendship or camaraderie so that there are no negative assumptions in the victim's mind. The perpetrator can easily lead the victim to the crime location they desire.

If we look at the series of events, according to him, the crime that Ahmad committed against Rini did not contain elements of premeditated murder. This reason arose because in terms of him choosing the place of murder and the efforts to hide the victim's body were carried out simply without paying attention to the risk element.

"This is an act of murder by an amateur perpetrator," said Reza.

However, the actions committed by the perpetrator are truly despicable and deserve heavy punishment. The ball is in the investigators' court to ensure whether there are elements of planning in this case.

Commissioner of the National Commission on Violence Against Women, Andy Yentriyani, stated that this case can be classified as femicide. In other words, intentional murder directed towards women using the specific vulnerability of women.

From the search results Komnas Perempuan of 159 news cases of murder against women, 67 percent were cases of intimate femicide and 21 percent of them were committed by boyfriends. "Only around 4 percent of these cases were committed by people who had no previous relationship with the victim," he said.

Therefore, Komnas Perempuan urges the police to thoroughly investigate this case, including examining the sexual assault committed by the perpetrator against the victim. Cases of murder against women also need to be specifically recorded so that they can later be used as a basis of information to develop policies to prevent similar actions.