Medan – Wen Pratama (33) has made the decision to kill his own mother, Megawati (56). He admitted that his actions were triggered by the loss of compassion towards the woman who gave birth to and raised him.
This was revealed by Wen Pratama in a video of his arrest by police officers, which circulated among journalists in Medan City, quoted from VIVA on Wednesday night, April 3, 2024. In the video, Wen confirmed that he killed his mother on Monday night, April 1, 2024. He repeatedly stated that he had lost his compassion for the victim, leading him to brutally murder his own mother.
Furthermore, Wen revealed the motive for the murder, claiming that it was because he was often reprimanded by his mother. The abuse that led to her death took place at the victim’s house on Tuba III Street, Tegal Sari Mandala 2 Village, Medan Denai District, Medan City.
Medan Area Police Chief, Kompol Hendrik Aritonang, stated that the police are still investigating the perpetrator and delving deeper into this case. “The perpetrator has been apprehended and is currently being investigated,” Hendrik told reporters.
Separately, the Head of Sub-District 13, Tegal Sari Mandala 2 Village, Medan Denai District, Maisal Putra, explained that the incident involving the mother and son occurred at night, around 11:00 PM. The murder case was uncovered after Wen confessed to his family about what he had done. Maisal revealed that the motive for the murder was because the victim did not give money to the perpetrator to buy cigarettes.
“His mother sells mosquito repellent, and when she returned from work, the perpetrator asked for money to buy cigarettes. However, when the victim refused to give him money, the perpetrator beat his mother,” Maisal said.
Megawati was lying on the floor, beaten by the perpetrator. Wen took a cutter knife from on top of the refrigerator in his house. He then slashed his mother’s hands and neck until she died. “He immediately borrowed a hoe (from a neighbor) to dig a grave for his mother, and buried her about 30 cm deep in the ground,” Maisal said. After that, Wen innocently told his family that he had killed his mother. His words shocked the family.
“He told his uncle, ‘mother is dead, I killed her, I am ready to be accountable for my actions’,” Maisal said, imitating the perpetrator’s words.
Subsequently, the family reported Wen’s actions to the police. Medan Area Police and Medan City Police then apprehended the perpetrator, conducted a crime scene investigation, and interviewed witnesses.
Maisal said that the perpetrator had only been living with his mother for the past month. Initially, he lived in Batam. Prior to this, the perpetrator had divorced his wife and returned to his mother’s house.
On the other hand, according to Maisal, the perpetrator had previously been taken to a mental hospital and rehabilitation center due to drug addiction. “He was depressed, he was a drug user, I understand that well, I and other residents took him back and forth to mental hospitals, the National Narcotics Agency, and rehab facilities.”
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