Discovery of Woman's Body in Denpasar, Victim Killed While Dating

Police arrest the perpetrator of the murder of a woman in a boarding house in Denpasar. The victim was murdered while on a date.

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The police have uncovered a murder case in the Pemogan area of South Denpasar, Denpasar City, Bali. Evidence related to the murder case was displayed in a press conference at the South Denpasar Police Station in Denpasar City on Sunday (5/5/2024).

DENPASAR, KOMPAS – The murder case involving female commercial sex workers has occurred again in Bali. In the latest case, a woman with the initials Ft (46) was killed by AP (23) while on a date in the victim's boarding room in the Denpasar City area.

From the investigation, the police successfully obtained the characteristics of the suspected killer of Ft. On Saturday night, the police arrested AP at Benoa Port, Denpasar. The culprit, who comes from Banjar, West Java, works as a crew member on a ship.

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The Head of Denpasar Police Resort, Commissioner Wisnu Prabowo (center), provided a statement during a press conference regarding the disclosure of a murder case on Sunday (5/5/2024) at the South Denpasar Police Station, Denpasar City.

Denpasar Police Chief Commissioner Wisnu Prabowo explained that the victim and perpetrator knew each other through the messaging application MiChat. The two have been communicating since the end of April. On Friday (3/5/2024), AP and Ft went on a date in the victim's boarding room.

"After having sex, the victim admitted that he needed money and asked the perpetrator to have sex again," said Vishnu at a press conference in Denpasar, Sunday (5/5/2024).

After that, Vishnu said, the perpetrator agreed to go back to dating. The perpetrator also promised to pay via transfer. However, AP actually killed the victim.

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South Denpasar Police Chief Adjunct Commissioner I Komang Agus said the murder incident occurred when the perpetrator and the victim were dating. At that time, AP grabbed, strangled and then hit the victim.

The perpetrator then tied the victim's neck with a black cable. After the victim died, the perpetrator left the victim to return to his residence in the Benoa Harbor area.

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The Chief of South Denpasar Police Sector I, Commissioner I Komang Agus Dharmayana W, at the South Denpasar Police Sector Office in the city of Denpasar, on Sunday (5/5/2024).

Before leaving the victim's rented room, AP took several belongings belonging to the victim, including the victim's gold jewelry. The perpetrator also changed their clothes before leaving, wearing clothes from the victim's wardrobe.

According to the police, AP planned to sell the victim's jewelry. However, the plan failed as the perpetrator was apprehended by the police first. As a result of their actions, AP faces the threat of imprisonment for up to 15 years.

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The suspect with the initials AARP (21) admitted to killing RA because he was emotional because he was asked to pay more. The murder case in the Kuta area occurred on Friday (3/5/2024).

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Head of Denpasar Regional Police Commissioner Wisnu Prabowo (center) provided information regarding the disclosure of a murder case in a press conference at the South Denpasar Police Station, Denpasar City, Bali, on Sunday (5/5/2024).

Regarding the two murder cases, Wisnu Prabowo stated that the initial communication between the victim and the perpetrator took place through an online messaging application. "The communication between the perpetrator and the victim was through the MiChat application," he said.

Wisnu also urges the public to always be careful and not easily believe or be tempted by certain offers from others. "We urge all residents in the city of Denpasar to always be careful, not easily believe or be tempted by promises," he said.