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Identified only as ES, the priest has been accused of killing the woman, DA, in a boarding house room in Sikumana subdistrict, Maulafa district in Kupang on Tuesday. (Shutterstock/File)
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69-year-old retired teacher who is also a priest in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, allegedly killed a woman, 26, before throwing her body in a well.
Identified only as ES, the priest has been accused of killing the woman, DA, in a boarding house room in Sikumana subdistrict, Maulafa district in Kupang on Tuesday.
“After killing her, the perpetrator asked a friend to help carry her body to a pickup truck and then drove about five kilometers to Kupang regency,” Adj. Sr. Comr. Anthon told kompas.com on Wednesday evening.
After they reached Oelomin village in the regency, they allegedly threw DA’s body into a 12-meter-deep well at the back of a church.
The police said the motive was likely a romantic relationship gone awry. Anthon said the suspect and the victim had been having an affair. The suspect has a wife, children and grandchildren, while the victim was single. (evi)
