Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsCan't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsFrom her seat, Jessica Kumala Wongso listened to the prosecution team fire an endless number of accusations and questions at her. However, on this day the murder defendant calmly maintained that she had nothing to do with her friend’s death.
Wayan Mirna Salihin did not know anything about the relationship between defendant Jessica Kumala Wongso and her Australian ex-boyfriend Patrick O'Connor, Jessica has claimed, brushing off allegations that she killed Mirna after being offended by comments about the relationship.
Murder suspect Jessica Kumala Wongso said during a hearing on Wednesday that she attempted to call an ambulance to help Wayan Mirna Salihin, who convulsed after drinking a Vietnamese iced coffee at Olivier restaurant in Grand Indonesia mall, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 6.
The trial of Jessica Kumala Wongso, who allegedly murdered her friend by pouring cyanide into her coffee, has arguably turned into an exhausting media circus. Each court session is broadcasted nationwide, every word and every gesture scrutinized to the point of irritation — even as some basic facts have not been established yet.
A chemical toxicologist from the University of Indonesia's School of Mathematics and Science who appeared as an expert witness for murder defendant Jessica Kumala Wongso challenged prosecutors to make cyanide-laced Vietnamese coffee in court to prove the validity of the testimony of the National Police toxicologist who claimed Wayan Mirna Salihin died from cyanide poisoning.
A chemical toxicologist testifying for murder defendant Jessica Kumala Wongso has questioned the method used by the police's toxicologist to determine the poison type found in victim Wayan Mirna Salihin's body as it was not clearly stated in the police report.
Cheers, lighting, a studio set with chairs and backdrop, cameras and dozens of people gathered in one place seems like an unusual sight at a murder trial. But for court proceedings in the case surrounding a cyanide-spiked coffee that killed Wayan Mirna Salihin in January, this sight has become the norm.
The judge in Jessica Kumala Wongso's murder trial adjourned proceedings at the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday as the hearing descended into chaos following a quarrel between prosecutors and defense lawyers over forensic pathologist Djaja Surya Atmadja's testimony.
Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.