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Depok Police arrest alleged rapist
Police in Depok, West Java, have arrested a man identified as Baihazi Sakom, also known as Boy, 34, who allegedly raped a woman in her home in Cilodong, Depok, last Thursday.
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Activists from the Women Action Committee stage a rally as part of the #SOS (Save Our Sisters) campaign in May. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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olice in Depok, West Java, have arrested a man identified as Baihazi Sakom, also known as Boy, 34, who allegedly raped a woman in her home in Cilodong, Depok, last Thursday.
Boy was arrested in a hideout in Cilebut, Bogor, West Java.
Depok Police's crime investigation unit head Comr. Putu Kholis said that during the arrest, officers seized the victim's phone, which Boy stole after the attack.
(Read also: Woman in Depok robbed, raped in her house)
"We also seized tools he used to commit the crime, such as a black screwdriver and a black machete, as well as a bed sheet containing DNA evidence," Putu said as quoted by kompas.com on Wednesday.
Boy reportedly broke into the victim’s bedroom through a window as she was sleeping.
The attacker warned her not to scream and tied her hands together.
He stole her phone and Rp 1 million (US$112.3) before leaving the scene. (cal)
