Man who burned woman in East Jakarta resumes beating case

Jakarta – The police revealed the actions of a man named Yance alias AA, who had the heart to burn his own wife, CAU (24), in Cakung, East Jakarta. It turned out that the offender was sent to prison for carrying out a beating. “For the suspect YPT alias A, 26 years old, a repeater in the case of beating members of the TNI, with a sentence of 6 months imprisonment,” Head of General Crimes Sub-Unit 1 for East Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Ipda Robby Sidiq, told journalists, Thursday (23/10/2025). Apart from that, it is known that A damaged a cardboard worker’s wagon in 2024. At that time, the offender carried a sharp weapon and went on a rampage which damaged the wagon. Scroll TO CONTINUE “The offender felt emotional towards the victim about buying porridge because he was drunk at the time. The offender intended to hack the victim with a sharp weapon, but because he was obstructed by residents and his friends, the offender was able to divert himself and only damaged the cart,” he explained himself. The offender was on the wanted list (DPO) for a year. The perpetrator was finally arrested in the Bekasi City area after burning his own wife. Motive of the perpetrator who burned his wife. The police revealed the motive of a man named Yance because he had the heart to burn his wife. The offender had the heart to carry out the action because he was burning with jealousy. “In fact, the perpetrator committed this act because he was jealous of the victim,” East Jakarta Metropolitan Police PPA unit chief AKP Sri Yatmini told reporters on Thursday (10/23). Sri said the perpetrator received news from his sister about the victim’s alleged relationship. At that point, the offender asked about this, but the victim did not answer. “This suspect accused the victim of having an affair. Then the suspect’s sister again explained that she saw the victim walking with a man, who she suspected had an illicit affair,” he explained. Arriving on the day of the incident, the perpetrator again asked about the alleged relationship. Not getting an answer, the perpetrator finally turned a blind eye and burned his own wife until she was injured. “Finally, the suspect asked the victim again if he really did it, but he still said no. Then the suspect poured gasoline on his wife, in this case the victim, on her face, chest and all over her body. After that, the suspect lit a match and set the victim on fire,” he added. Currently, the victim is still being treated for recovery. Meanwhile, AA man was named as a suspect and detained. In this case he was charged with section 44 paragraph (1) of the PKDRT Act. (wnv/lir)