The bodies that were presented in the city of Kalibata smelled as if they had been stored for days.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The body of a man who was found mutilated in Ebony Tower, Kalibata City Apartment, Pancoran, South Jakarta has smelled. The victim is believed to have been held for days.

“The body smelled right when it was found in the room,” Pancoran Police Criminal Investigation Unit Chief Iptu Supardi said Wednesday night (9/16/2020).

It is suspected that the body was kept in that place since last Sunday.

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Supardi said the suspect had kept the body elsewhere.

“The victim was mutilated in central Jakarta. Then take him to another place before going to the city of Kalibata. The perpetrator has been arrested in Depok,” Supardi said.

Supardi said the case was handled by Polda Metro Jaya. The body has now been transferred to the hospital.

Kalibata City Apartments’ general marketing Ishak Lopung confirmed the discovery of the body. According to him, the bodies had been removed from the apartment at 7:00 p.m. WIB.

The city of Kalibata left the handling of the case to the police.

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