Indonesian man gets 13 years’ jail for killing compatriot over daughter’s rape

An Indonesian man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by the Tawau High Court for the death of his compatriot, following the rape of his 12-year-old daughter. The court found the 30-year-old man guilty of culpable homicide under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code, instead of murder. The accused, along with his six other children, lived in an unspecified house in Tawau.

According to the prosecution, the incident occurred when the daughter told her mother that she had been raped on the way home from an event. Upon learning of this, the accused grabbed a parang and chased the 33-year-old man, eventually cornering him near a chicken coop where he slashed him multiple times. A medical examination revealed tears in the daughter's genital area, and DNA analysis confirmed that the deceased's DNA was found on her nails, matching semen found on her underwear. The accused was arrested at his home on September 2, 2024, and his parang was seized.