Japanese woman hospitalized after alleged violent beating by Indonesian boyfriend

A Japanese national who goes by the initials SI last week reportedly became a victim of domestic abuse in the hands of her Indonesian boyfriend, JFJ.

SI, a resident of Kalibata City apartments in Pancoran, South Jakarta, was allegedly violently attacked by JFJ following an argument between the pair on Friday.

“The suspect beat her up violently to the point that the victim’s nose was broken,” said Bowo Sutrisno, head of the Crime Investigation Unit at the Pancoran Police, as quoted by Okezone yesterday.

According to SI, she and JFJ began arguing on Thursday evening via a social messaging app while JFJ was out, which ended with SI demanding that they end their relationship. The next day, at 5 am, SI woke up to find that JFJ had been in the apartment and made a mess in her kitchen.

“I woke up and was about to prepare clothes for my child. But when I left my room I saw that the dishes and cookware hadn’t been tidied up. I was upset and told him (JFJ) that I’m not his maid,” SI said, as quoted by Detik yesterday.

“After I slapped him, he slapped me back and I fell. As I was getting up, he grabbed me by the neck and threw me to the bed.”

Luckily, the building’s security guards came in and broke up the argument. They took SI to a hospital while JFJ was later arrested and could be charged for battery, which could see him jailed for up to 5 years. Meanwhile, SI is still reportedly being treated in hospital today.

This case got the national media’s attention after photos of SI’s injuries went viral on social media. According to SI’s friend, Even Kurniawan, she sent a photo of her injuries to him over Whatsapp. He then posted the photo on Twitter (linked here, NSFW warning) and tagged several media outlets as well as the authorities, in the hopes that it would bring attention to the case so that JFJ can be justly punished for his actions.


Correction: The word “alleged” was added into the headline of this story and into the second paragraph to avoid assuming the guilt of the assailant prior to due process by law.



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