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Detained Central Java man publicly confesses to employer's murder
A man arrested for the premeditated murder of his employer told a press conference how and why he committed the crime.
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he Central Java Police have arrested Muhammad Husen, 26, an employee at a water refill depot, on suspicions of murdering and mutilating his employer in Semarang.
Semarang Police chief Sr. Comr. Irwan Anwar said Husen was arrested in his suspect hometown of Banjarnegara, around 160 kilometers from Semarang.
“We have named him as the main suspect in a case of premeditated murder,” Irwan told a press conference on Wednesday.
The Criminal Code stipulates a maximum penalty of 20 years in jail for premeditated murder.
Husen, who had been working at the depot for only a month, said he was often the target of physical and verbal abuse from his employer Irwan Hutagalung, 53.
“For example, he would hit me if I delivered the wrong number of gallon-sized water bottles, Husen told reporters at the press conference.
According to Husen’s own account, he planned Irwan’s murder on May 1 and then carried out his plan on May 4, when he used a crowbar to hit Irwan on the head while his employer was asleep at the depot. The next morning, he dismembered the victim’s body and placed the remains in a ditch near the depot, covering them with cement.
He then stole Rp 7 million and Irwan’s motorcycle from the depot and fled to Banjarnegara.
The murder came to light three days later, when another depot worker followed a foul odor to the ditch and found Irwan’s remains. (dre/gev)
