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Barbie acted as bait to trap man in violent robbery: Depok police
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A woman named Barbie Arlifsyani Botan, 21, claimed that she never meant to extort Yogi, 21, whom she met on Facebook in violent robbery case where police alleged that she had had a role of a bait by pretending to be a widow. (shutterstock via tempo.co/-)
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woman named Barbie Arlifsyani Botan, 21, has claimed she never intended to extort Yogi, 21, whom she met on Facebook, after the latter fell victim to a violent robbery in which police allege she acted as bait by pretending to be a widow.
Yogi was allegedly beaten and robbed by Barbie’s husband Hartono and their friends at her house in Depok last week.
“I did not have the intention to extort him. He often sent me photos of his genitals that made my husband angry. I was told [by my husband] to lure him to the house,” said the mother of two at the Depok Police office on Friday as reported by kompas.com.
Yogi and two of his friends were allegedly beaten by Hartono and his friends before their possessions were taken. The group allegedly also extorted the victims for a sum of money to get their belongings back.
Criminal investigation unit head at Depok Police Comr. Deddy Kurniawan alleged that the group had planned to trap Yogi to rob him.
The case started when Yogi met Barbie on Facebook. Through their online conversations, Barbie allegedly told Yogi that she was a widow and as their relationship grew closer she invited him over to her house, Deddy said.
However, when Yogi arrived, he and his two friends were allegedly held up, beaten and had their belongings stolen by Hartono and the couple’s friends who had waited in the house.
Police had named Barbie, Hartono and their friends named Iwan Darmawan, Wahyu Hidayat, Angga Hazhari, Zaen Alrasyid and Armando Yudho as suspects in the case. They were charged under Article 365 of the Criminal Code on violent robbery, Article 368 on extortion and Article 170 on assault with maximum penalty of nine years in prison. (vny)
