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The bodies of four missing children who worked as scavengers were found on Thursday in a car at Cek Puan market in Bengkong in Batam, Riau Islands
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he bodies of four missing children who worked as scavengers were found on Thursday in a car at Cek Puan market in Bengkong in Batam, Riau Islands.
The children, who were reported missing on Wednesday, were identified as Maria Elsa, 6; Aprilius Ama Mado, 5; Ferson, 4; and Wil Helmus Rudi, 3.
Antonius, Wil’s relative, said that bodies were discovered by residents who reported flies and a foul smell when passing the car. A closer inspection revealed the children’s bodies.
The police have taken the bodies for autopsies.
“They usually played while searching for used cans and plastic in the market,” Anton, the father of Maria Elsa, said.
Bengkong Police chief Iptu Hadi Sucipto said that the cause of the children’s deaths remained under investigation.
