Dream - A woman with the initials LN (40) in Teluknaga, Tangerang Regency, Banten, cruelly killed her own niece with the initials EV who was only 7 years old. The perpetrator then hid EV's body under a tarpaulin near the victim's house. The Chief of Tangerang Metro Police, Commissioner Pol Zain Dwi Nugroho, stated that they received a report from the community that a victim had been found covered with a tarpaulin not far from her house.

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“The incident occurred on Monday, April 22, 2024, around 20:00 WIB. And it was reported at 21:00 WIB,” said Zain on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, as quoted from Warta Banten. He explained that the victim was last seen at 07:00 WIB. However, until 11:30 WIB, the victim had not returned home.”

From the witness examination and CCTV footage, Zain continued, the police suspected a woman with the initials LN, who was none other than the victim's aunt. "Based on the testimony of witnesses and analysis of CCTV in the vicinity of the crime scene, the detective members suspected someone who is believed to be the perpetrator LN, who is the victim's aunt. The perpetrator was arrested at her home in the Kosambi area, Tangerang Regency," he said.

In his statement, LN admitted that he had taken the victim's life by suffocating the victim with a pillow for 10 minutes. In order to eliminate any traces, the perpetrator removed the victim's earring and hid it under a bucket near the bathroom area. The purpose was to deceive the cause of the victim's death as a result of a gold theft.

"At present, the perpetrator and evidence have been secured at the Teluknaga Police Station for further investigation by the PPA Sat Reskrim Unit and the Reskrim Unit of the Teluknaga Police Station. "The perpetrator will be charged with the crime of violence against a child resulting in the child's death (murder) as referred to in Article 80 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 76 C Law No.23 of 2002 concerning child protection or Article 338 of the Criminal Code, with a penalty of 15 years imprisonment," he concluded."