Only two days after the killings of a soldier and two civilians in
Paniai regency, Papua, another civilian was stabbed to death and left on
the streets of Jayapura in the latest episode of violence in the
province.
The victim was identified as Eva Cristianty, 23, who
was the wife of First Sergeant Mohammad Mahdi, of the Indonesian
Military’s (TNI) Regional Military Command (Kodam) XVII Cendrawasih, who
was assigned to Jayapura.
Her body was found on the side of the
street linking the Kodam building and Jayapura’s Mayor Office by First
Pvt. Mohson, who was on duty at the Detachment Division’s Security Unit
of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih, at around 6:30 a.m. on Monday.
“The
witness was heading to his work place located at the Regional Military
Command headquarters when he saw a body lying on the street between the
Mayor’s Office and the Kodam building. He [Mohson] reported his finding
to the security guards at Kodam,” said Jayapura Police chief AKBP Alfred
Papare, adding that case was later reported to the city police.
Alfred
said there was a suspicion that where the body was found was not the
scene of the crime, adding that the victim may have been killed in
another location before being taken to the said street.
“Our
presumption was the street was not the crime scene because we found
nothing there but the body. There were no signs of blood or any other
evidence that showed that she was murdered there,” Alfred said.
The
victim sustained injuries to the neck, left temple and wrists. The body
was later taken to the regional hospital, RSUD Dok II Jayapura.
“We are still investigating the motive of the killing,” said Afred.
The
death of Evi increased the number of murders in the region. Previously,
three people — one soldier and two civilians — were killed in Ndeotadi
village in Bogobaida district, Paniai regency.
The identified
victims were chief warrant officer Sunaryo, 51, a member of Paniai
Military District Command; and two civilians, Rosmini, 28, and Aco, 18.
They were also found with wounds all over their bodies.
An ojek
(motorcycle taxi) driver, Ahmad Zaini, 35, was also killed by an
unidentified group of people in Siepkosi village, Walelagama district,
while another individual was injured but managed to escape the attack.