Husband Kills Wife with Gas Cylinder in Bekasi Suspected of Mental Disorder
The Pondok Gede Police Chief stated that Harry Purnomo, the perpetrator suspected of killing the wife of Novi Safitri (26) in Jatisampurna, Bekasi City, was suspected of having a mental disorder.
The Pondok Gede Police Chief stated that Harry Purnomo, the perpetrator suspected of killing the wife of Novi Safitri (26) in Jatisampurna, Bekasi City, was suspected of having a mental disorder. This is based on information from the perpetrator's family to police investigators.
"We are still in the process, we are still looking for the perpetrators who fled," said Head of Criminal Investigation at the Pondok Gede Police, Iptu Valerij Lekahena when confirmed, Thursday (10/28/2021). Valerij has not been able to determine the motive for the murder, because the police are currently focusing on catching the perpetrators first.
He said, based on family information, the victim's husband forgot or had a mental disorder. Harry Purnomo's family said he rarely came home.
But unexpectedly, when he got home on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, the perpetrator sadistically killed his wife by hitting a gas cylinder on her head while she was sleeping.
"According to the family, the perpetrator is a mental disorder. He often commutes to his parents' house. The perpetrator if he wants to go home to his wife, "he said. Previously, Novi was found dead covered in blood at her home in Keranggan Kulon Village, RT 05/RW 09, Jati Raden Village, Jatisampurna District, Bekasi City.
Novi died after being hit in the head by a 3 kg gas cylinder by the perpetrator who was her husband. After molesting his wife, the perpetrator fled.