Jessica Kumala Ditetapkan Tersangka Pembunuh Mirna Turut Disorot Media Australia
Indonesian Police Named Jessica Kumala as Suspect and Arrested Her on Saturday
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SEORANG wanita ditangkap setelah polisi menemukan sianida dalam es kopi yang kemudian dia pesankan untuk temannya beberapa saat sebelum ia jatuh ke lantai, kejang-kejang dan meninggal.
Polisi menangkap Jessica Kumala Sabtu dini hari atas dugaan pembunuhan Wayan Mirna Salihin, yang meninggal pada kafe Olivier di Jakarta Pusat pada 6 Januari 2016.
Pengantin baru berusia 27 tahun dilaporkan mengeluh bahwa kopinya terasa pahit sebelum ia jatuh pingsan, mulutnya kemudian berbusa dan tubuhnya kejang-kejang ketika berada di kafe dengan Jessica dan teman lain Hani.
Hasil pengujian mengungkapkan bahwa kopi telah dicampur dengan bahan kimia yang mematikan, menurut laporan.
Polisi telah menggeledah rumah Jessica Kumala untuk mencari celana yang dikenakannya hari itu tetapi menurut media lokal katanya pembantunya telah membuang celana tersebut.
Menurut news.com.au, Direktur Kriminal Umum Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Krishna Murti mengatakan petugas telah mengumpulkan sekitar 20 pernyataan saksi dan telah melakukan reka ulang peristiwa.
Jessica ditetapkan sebagai tersangka pada Jumat dan ditangkap di sebuah hotel pada Sabtu pagi sekitar pukul 07:00, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
A WOMAN has been arrested after police found cyanide in the iced coffee that she ordered for her friend in the moments before she dropped to the floor, started convulsing and died.
Indonesian police arrested Jessica Kumala on Saturday over the murder of her friend Wayan Mirna Salihin, who died in Olivier restaurant in Central Jakarta on January 6.
The 27-year-old newlywed reportedly complained that her coffee tasted quite bitter before she fell to the ground, started foaming at the mouth and convulsed while at the restaurant with Ms Kumala and another friend Hani.
Testing revealed that the coffee had been laced with the deadly chemical, according to reports.
Indonesian authorities searched Ms Kumala´s home for the pants she was wearing that day but according to local media outlets she said her maid had discarded them.
According to news.com.au, Chief Detective Krishna Murti said officers have collected about 20 witness statements and have conducted a re-enactment of the events.
Ms Kumala was named a suspect on Friday and arrested at a hotel at around 7am on Saturday.