english.jpnn.com, KUTAI KARTANEGARA - The police have arrested SA, the alleged killer of a teenage girl with the initials NK in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan.
Before being found dead, NK was declared missing on Sunday (20/2).
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The 14-year-old girl had disappeared mysteriously after her parents asked her to buy eggs at the shop.
The search was carried out by the family and residents around the settlement and even in the forest.
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The teenager's body was found naked and buried in the muddy ground in the Amborawang Forest, Samboja district, Kutai Kartanegara, on Monday (21/2) afternoon.
Samboja Police chief Adjutant Commissioner Adyama Baruna Pratama said SA was also involved in the search for NK.
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This way, SA thought he could make sure that residents did not search around the location where the victim's body was buried.
"However, his movements looked suspicious when residents wanted to look for the victim around the location her body was found," Adyama said.
SA became panicked when several residents got closer to the victim. In order not to be caught, SA quickly made excuses to the residents and pretended to defecate around the location.
Residents, who did not manage to find NK elsewhere, finally returned to the location. It was then that SA's crimes were exposed. The 37-year-old man was caught red-handed by residents.
"His movements were getting more suspicious, he had been in that place for quite a while. Instead of defecating, it looked like he was stepping on mud," said Adyama.
"Maybe because the victim's body had emerged and he trampled it so it wouldn't be seen. That's when the residents found out," he continued.
SA could only surrender and admit all his actions. Angry residents then threw punches and kicked SA's face and body.
Other residents began to lift the victim's body, while police officers were still looking in another location.
When detained by residents, SA admitted to killing and sexually penetrating the victim once.
SA allegedly killed NK as a revenge to the victim's parents.
SA had reportedly borrowed money from the victim's father by pawning his favorite bird. However, after paying the money, SA's pet had been sold. (mcr14/mcr20/jpnn)
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