english.jpnn.com, PAPUA - The whereabouts of Second Brigadier Anthon Julez Matatula's body is still a mystery.
The search carried out by the joint team on the sixth day has not yielded results.
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Many members of the Papuan Police were deployed to search along the Tami River, where Anthon's alleged killers said they dumped the body.
Local residents also helped search for the victim, who was a member of the Papuan Police.
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"The river is long because it branches," said Wilyam, a local resident, when met at the scene, Thursday (17/3) afternoon.
In addition, said Wilyam, crocodiles were often found in the Tami River.
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"There are lots of crocodiles, so if you can't find the body, it might have been eaten," said Wilyam.
However, Wilyam remains optimistic and helps in the search for the victim.
Apart from searching for Anthon's body, the police are also still hunting for the other alleged perpetrators who are still at large.
Anthon was beaten to death by five alleged perpetrators on February 28.
The incident began with a traffic accident on Jalan Macan Tutul, North Jayapura district, where the victim riding a motorcycle accidentally hit the perpetrators' parked car.
He was then attacked to his death, and his lifeless body was taken to the Tami River, according to the perpetrators' confessions. (mcr30/mcr20/jpnn)
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