jpnn.com, JAKARTA - Komnas Perempuan Commissioner Siti Aminah Tardi has revealed that Novia Widyasari Rahayu had experienced repeated violence for almost two years before her death.
This made Novia depressed and decided to end her life by committing suicide.
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"[Novia] was a victim of repeated and piled up violence in a duration of almost two years since 2019," Aminah said in a press release, Monday (6/12).
This information was known based on the communication between Komnas Perempuan and the victim, who had made a complaint before her death.
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According to Aminah, Novia was trapped in a cycle of violence in a dating relationship.
The perpetrator, Second Brigadier Randy Bagus Hari Sasongko, allegedly forced the victim to abort her pregnancy in various ways, such as taking birth control pills, drugs, and herbs, and forced her to perform sexual intercourse.
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"The forced abortion attempts happened twice," said Aminah.
Aminah said that based on the victim's information to Komnas Perempuan, the second abortion attempt caused Novia to bleed and lack platelets.
The commissioner also said that the perpetrator's family had prevented the victim from marrying the perpetrator on the grounds that he did not want to overstep his sister who was not yet married.
"The perpetrator's family is also suspected of having accused the victim of trapping the perpetrator into marrying him," she said.
Not only that, Aminah also said that the perpetrator had a relationship with another woman but insisted on maintaining a relationship with the victim.
"In addition to having physical health issues, the victim also experienced severe mental disorders," said Aminah.
Novia was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and other psychomotor disorders, she said.
As previously reported, Novia was found dead, presumably due to suicide, near her father's grave in Mojokerto, East Java. (mcr9/mcr20/jpnn)
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