National Police: Migrant Worker Yeni Escaped Death Twice from Serial Killer Wowon and Company

JAKARTADAILY.ID – Polda Metro Jaya investigators revealed that a female worker (TKW) was almost killed by the serial killer suspect Wowon twice.

According to a report from PMJNews, Polda Metro Jaya General Criminal Investigation Directorate, Senior Commissioner Hengki Haryadi, said that the TKW named Yeni, who is also the wife of the suspect Dede Solehudin, escaped death because she resisted when she was about to be killed.

"The person concerned was almost killed twice," said Hengki in his statement, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

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Hengki said that the information was obtained based on the testimony of the suspect Solihin alias Duloh, as well as other suspects.

On the second murder attempt, Yeni was even tied up to be strangled, but Yeni managed to fight back.

“Even (in the second assassination attempt) (Yeni) was tied up using a cloth to be strangled. But because (Yeni) resisted, it ultimately failed," said Hengki.

The police did not explain why the suspects wanted to kill Yeni, Hengki said that his party was still investigating the statements of the suspects.

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Hengki added that another victim from Wowon named Evi who had been declared missing had been found. Evi is currently working in Libya.

"One of the victims of Wowon's fraud, namely a TKW on behalf of Evi who was reported 'disappeared' by her colleague, Hana, turns out to be currently working in Libya," said Hengki.

Hengki said the information was obtained from an investigation conducted by the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya together with the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (BP2MI).

Furthermore, his party is currently still tracing another TKW who is still in the investigation process with the name Nene.

"All that remains is to trace one more person on behalf of Nene (who) is still in the process of investigation," explained Hengki.