KEDIRI, KOMPAS.com - Eko Santoso (27), resident of Ketangi, Beringin village, Badas district, Kediri regency, East Java, was so deeply simmered by his emotion that he strangled his wife, Rahayu Tri Wahyuni (19), to death on Wednesday morning, before hanging her body inside their house. Eko was suspected of having sex with the dead body before hanging it three meters above floor of the living room.
Considering the crime, Kediri Police Resort officers dealing with the case suspect the father of a two-year daughter has a mental disorder. Chief of Kediri Police Resort Public Relation Subdivision First Police Inspector Mansur admitted it to reporters that the investigation was on progress. Based on his testimony to police, Eko said that he killed his wife after having quarrels with her accusing him of having sex with other women.
Sources of Surya daily mentioned the quarrels were triggered by Rahayu's accusation that her husband often visited a red light district to have sex with sex workers. Since not being able to control his emotion after being accused in quarrels between Tuesday night until Wednesday early morning, Eko strangled his wife from her back with a traditional sling cloth to death.
After killing her, the driver of truck loading material building had sex with the dead body. Finishing that, Eko took Rahayu's body to the height of 3 meters using a stair he climbed and hanged her neck to a hanging rope tied with the traditional sling cloth, Wednesday, at 01.00 a.m.
Four hours later, Eko got to the house of Sumaji and Mujiati, his parents, who live nearby. He told them that Rahayu hanged herself to death. However, police uncovered the real case after it was reported. (Syamsul Hadi)
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