The Jakarta Police arrested 39-year-old DH today, the man who is suspected of stabbing 20-year-old maid Aryani and setting fire to her employer’s house in Pasar Minggu.
DH was arrested this morning while he was hiding out at his cousin’s house in Depok.
At Jakarta Police Headquarters, DH admitted to his crimes.
On Tuesday morning, Aryani’s employer, Y, was out of the house on Jalan Siaga in Pasar Minggu. DH broke into the house with the intention of stealing money and valuables.
“DH wanted to rob the house. But as Aryani screamed for help and fought back, he killed her and set fire to the house to erase his connections to the crime scene,” said Krishna Murti, director of the Public Crimes Investigation Unit at the Jakarta Police, as quoted by Kompas today.
DH stabbed Aryani with a knife 15 times, which left her clinging on for life. Before he set fire to the house, DH stole US Dollar banknotes worth around Rp 3 billion, as well as 7 mobile phones, 3 wallets, 1 camera, and 3 pieces of jewelry belonging to Y.
Aryani succumbed to her stab wounds and passed away yesterday afternoon.
DH was a security guard who worked for Y’s neighbor.
