TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Man in Lampung allegedly stabs wife for refusing polygamy
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Illustration of domestic violence. (Shutterstock/File)
T
he Trimurjo Police in Lampung have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his wife after she refused to allow him to live a polygamous lifestyle by marrying another woman.
The suspect, a resident of Tempuran village in Trimurjo district, Central Lampung regency, was arrested by the police on Thursday, Trimurjo Police officer Adj. Comr. Kurmen Rubianto said as reported by tribunnews.com. During the arrest, the police confiscated a cleaver and a sarong as evidence.
The arrest occurred following a report to the police from the victim’s relatives on Monday.
The wife reportedly suffered wounds to her leg. She was admitted to a local hospital for treatment.
Read also: Lampung man allegedly murders own baby after wife refuses to have sex with him
Kurmen said the police charged the suspect under Article 44 of the 2004 Domestic Violence Law, which carries a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment.
The suspect claimed that he attacked his wife because she refused to allow him to remarry and instead asked for a divorce.
“I was disappointed that she asked for a divorce. I don’t want to divorce her,” he said. (mfp)
