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Considered part of family, Mayang's mom forgives murderer
Nining Sukarni, the mother of Mayang Prasetyo, an Indonesian from Lampung who was killed and mutilated by her boyfriend Marcus Peter Volke in Brisbane, Australia, says she has forgiven Volke
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N
ining Sukarni, the mother of Mayang Prasetyo, an Indonesian from Lampung who was killed and mutilated by her boyfriend Marcus Peter Volke in Brisbane, Australia, says she has forgiven Volke.
'I forgive Volke because he was a part of my family. He will certainly not be buried here [in Bandarlampung] because his family is in Florida, US. I hope the remains of my child Mayang are returned to Bandarlampung so we can give her a proper burial in her place of birth,' said the 46-year-old Nining on Thursday, as she burst into tears.
Nining hopes the Indonesian government repatriates her eldest child's remains soon.
'Yesterday, a representative from the Foreign Ministry came to my house to verify my child's data. He said that he couldn't confirm when my child's body would be returned home. In whatever condition, I want my child to return home,' said Nining.
Nining said Mayang loved her family very much. 'She was the breadwinner of the family,' she added.
A team from the Foreign Ministry's directorate of Indonesian citizens' protection and legal aid completed data on Mayang on Wednesday. Mayang, however, has yet to be identified by the police in Brisbane.
The team has collected principle data on Mayang, alias Febri Andriansyah, 27, so that her remains can be repatriated. Apart from interviewing Nining in Kedaton subdistrict, Bandarlampung, the team also met with several of Mayang's former high school teachers.
Team member Julius Madakaka said the team was collecting principle data on the victim to prepare for the body's repatriation.
The repatriation process, however, has been stalled due to incomplete data on the victim, including a lack of fingerprints and a DNA sample from her mother.
The team was unable to collect data from SMA Bina Mulya state senior high school as it only had general data on the victim.
Police in Brisbane are still facing difficulties in identifying the victim's body as none of her necessary documents have been found.
According to the directorate, Mayang's remains will only be returned once she is positively identified. Meanwhile, the Lampung Police Medical Affairs team on Wednesday collected DNA samples from Nining at her relative's house on Jl. Onta, Suka Menanti subdistrict, Bandarlampung. DNA tests will be conducted at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta and are expected to be completed in a week.
The DNA test results will be handed over to the Indonesian Embassy in Sydney for coordination with the Brisbane police. Australian Federal Police officers discovered Mayang's remains in her apartment in an upmarket area of Brisbane on Saturday evening after neighbors reported a stench coming from the apartment, AFP reported.
The police declined to confirm reports that body parts had been found in a pot of boiling water.
Mayang's boyfriend, 28-year-old chef Volke, is believed to have fled the apartment after killing her.
Police found Volke's body later on Saturday night on a nearby street. It appears he committed suicide by slitting his throat.
Mayang and Volke met while working as chefs on international cruise ships, and are believed to have become engaged in August last year, according to the Australian Associated Press.
