Angeline, an 8 year old girl from
Bali, Indonesia, went missing on May 16, 2015. Her body was found on June 10
that year. We, the comrades of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, will make her one of The 82 murdered children of Unit 1012,
where we will not forget her. We also want to thank those people who showed
support for Bali’s Missing Child and we congratulate you for compassion for
murdered children.
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We will post several news sources on
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INTERNET
SOURCE: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/06/11/chronology-violence-against-angeline.html
Chronology of violence against Angeline
The Jakarta
Post, Jakarta | Archipelago | Thu, June 11 2015, 2:32 PM
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8 year old Angeline of Bali went missing on
May 16, 2015.
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The Bali
Police are questioning a number of people following the finding of the remains
of Angeline, an 8-year-old girl, who was reported missing for nearly a month in
Bali. Her remains were found buried in the backyard of her adoptive mother's
house. Here are some media accounts that reveal signs of ill treatment that
Angeline may have experience before her death.
May 16
2015
Angeline’s
adoptive mother Margareith C Megawe reports the girl missing after she was last
seen playing in front of the family home on Jl. Sedap Malam, Sanur, Denpasar,
Bali, at 3 p.m.
May 17
Angeline's
family creates a Facebook fanpage "Find Angeline-Bali's Missing
Child".
May 18
Police
question several witnesses to locate Angeline and track down Angeline's
biological mother, Hamidah.
May 24
The
National Commission on Child Protection (Komnas PA) visit Angeline's house and
meet Margareith.
May 25
Bali
Police chief Insp. Gen. Ronny F. Sompie forms a team to find Angeline.
May 26
Bali
Police investigators quiz Margareith.
June 1
Officers
from the Denpasar branch of the Community Services Center for the Protection of
Women and Children (P2TP2A) visit Angeline's house, but Margareith refuses to
meet them.
June 2
Police
search the house but find no signs of Angeline.
June 3
Safe
Childhood Foundation, the Bali branch of Sahabat Anak Foundation, and Komnas PA
organize an event to distribute flyers on the missing girl in the neighborhood
around Angeline's house.
June 5
Administrative
and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Yuddy Chrisnandi pays a visit to Angeline's
house but is turned away by the family's house guards.
June 6
Empowerment
and Child Protection Minister Yohana Yembise pays a visit to Angeline's house
but fails to meet any of the family members.
June 10
Police
unearth the decomposing remains of Angeline with her doll, wrapped in a bed
cover. The body was buried under a heap of trash in between banana trees next
to chicken cages.
An
autopsy on Angeline's body finds that the cause of her death was head trauma.
In the autopsy, the police find signs of violence, namely bruises on the face,
neck, hands and legs. Police also find a burn wound from a cigarette butt on
the right side of her back in addition to traces of plastic rope around the
neck.
After
three weeks of Angeline being reported missing and presumed dead, the police
apprehend a former domestic helper, Agus who confesses to committing acts of
violent against Angeline leading to her death. Police also detain Margareith.
(dmr)
Source:
Media accounts from Antara, Kompas and other local media.(+++)
INTERNET
SOURCE: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/06/11/story-behind-murdered-child-angelines-adoption.html
Story behind murdered child Angeline's adoption
The Jakarta
Post, Jakarta | National | Thu, June 11 2015, 12:21 PM
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8 year old Angeline of Bali went missing on
May 16, 2015.
[PHOTO SOURCE: http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=64048.0]
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Hamidah,
the biological mother of an 8-year-old girl named Angeline
who was found dead in the backyard of her family’s home in Denpasar, Bali,
cried hysterically upon seeing the body of her child at Sanglah General Hospital
on Wednesday evening.
"Who
killed you, child? Why were you killed? Your mother cannot accept that you are
treated like that," Hamidah said as quoted by kompas.com.
"Mr.
Policeman go and capture the killer of my daughter, Sir. Sentence them to
death," said the woman, who hails from Banyuwangi, East Java.
Angelina
was reported missing by her adoptive mother, Margareith, after she noticed that
the child was no longer playing in front of her house a month ago at 3 p.m.
local time. Her body was found buried in the backyard of her house Wednesday
morning.
Hamidah
explained that Angeline was her second of three children.
One of the
victim's relatives, Supri, said that Angeline was adopted by Margareith when
she was three days old. Hamidah was prohibited from meeting Angeline after the
adoption based on an agreement between her and Margareith. Hamidah and Margareith
had not met since the adoption either.
Supri
explained that before the adoption, Hamidah and Margareith did not know each
other. The two simply met at a clinic in Canggu, Bali.
Because
Hamidah did not have any money to cover the cost of giving birth, Margareith
extended help and adopted the baby. (hhr)
INTERNET
SOURCE: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/06/11/angelines-death-should-be-avenged-through-death-penalty-lawmaker.html
Angeline's
death should be avenged through death penalty: Lawmaker
Dylan Amirio, The Jakarta Post,
Jakarta | Archipelago | Thu, June 11 2015, 2:17 PM
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8 year old Angeline of Bali went missing on
May 16, 2015.
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House of
Representatives lawmaker Hidayat Nur Wahid has said that the people responsible
for the murder of 8-year-old Angeline in Denpasar, Bali, should be given the
death penalty for their “unspeakable action”.
Hidayat,
who is a member of House commission VIII on social affairs and women’s
empowerment, expressed his condolences for the death of the girl, whose
decomposing body was found in the backyard of her adoptive mother’s home on
June 10.
The
Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker said the Child Protection Law should be
revised in order to ensure greater protection for children and harsher
punishment for child abusers.
“The
possible revision of the law will be discussed by Commission VIII. We on the
commission agree that the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry
must be strengthened further to ensure the protection of Indonesian children,”
Hidayat told reporters at the House complex in Jakarta on Thursday.
By
suggesting the death penalty for those behind Angeline’s murder, Hidayat added
that it would be a deterrent that could help lower the rate of child abuse and
murder cases.
“Without
punitive punishment, these kinds of tragedies can happen again and again.
[Angeline’s case] is not the first major child abuse case we have seen,”
he said.
Denpasar
Police have arrested one person suspected of the murder: a former domestic
helper who worked in Angeline’s home and who was fired two days after the girl
went missing. (hhr)
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8 year old Angeline of Bali went missing on
May 16, 2015.
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INTERNET
SOURCE: http://www.ucanews.com/news/bali-killing-sparks-call-for-review-of-indonesias-child-protection-laws/73778
Bali killing sparks call for review of Indonesia's child protection laws
Eight-year-old
girl believed to have been a victim of neglect before she was murdered
- Jakarta Globe
- Indonesia
- June 15, 2015
The
recent murder of an eight-year-old girl in Bali, who was believed to have been
a victim of neglect before she died, has renewed calls for harsher punishments
for child abusers in Indonesia.
Nearly
a month after she disappeared, the search for Angeline ended in tragedy last
Wednesday with the discovery of the little girl’s body buried in the backyard
of her foster mother’s home in Denpasar, Bali.
A
former domestic worker for the family, Agus, 25, has confessed to sexually
assaulting the child before killing her and disposing of her body, police said.
His
testimony subsequently lead to the arrest of Angeline’s foster mother, Margaret
Christine Megawe, who had been named a suspect for child neglect.
The
case has gripped the nation, inciting anger and regret over Angeline’s tragic
life before her violent death.
Arist
Merdeka Sirait, the chairman of Indonesian Child Protection Commission
(KPAI), has called for harsher punishments for child sex offenders in
light of the case, saying the current prison sentence of three to 15 years was
not enough to protect children or halt the alarming increase in child abuse
cases.
“There
must be a longer prison sentence. The law must be revised to regulate a minimum
20 years imprisonment and a maximum life sentence,” Arist said last week.
He
added that additional punishment was also crucial to create a deterrent for
future offenders, recommending chemical castration, which had been called for
in the past during previous cases of child abuse.
“A
future revision [of the law] must include chemical castration to create more
deterrent effects. This is how we provide justice for victims,” Arist said.
“Angeline’s
case should be a reminder to lawmakers to make the revision. We hope
[statements made by officials about the case] are not mere emotional outbursts.
“We
hope lawmakers will really carry out the revision.”
House
of Representatives (DPR) deputy speaker Fahri Hamzah echoed Arist’s sentiments.
“I
think there should be a more comprehensive system for child protection.
Therefore, the government must review the system we currently have,” Fahri
said, according to Indonesian news portal Kompas.com.
Citing
the case of Angeline’s adoption, which police have found to be illegal, Fahri
said a revision to the child protection law must include measures to ensure
foster parents follow the required procedures before they are allowed to adopt
a child.
Social
Services Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa last week said Margareth and her
late husband, who was a foreign national, had skipped official procedures for
child adoption when they took in Angeline shortly after her birth.
Khofifah
said they had not submitted any application to the Ministry of Social Services
for the right to care for her. As a result, the children’s adoption permit
board, PIPA, never sent an officer to inspect their home and the family‘s
condition, and never issued a permit for Angeline’s adoption.
Hidayat
Nur Wahid, a member of the House’s Commission VIII, which deals with religious
affairs, social issues, women’s empowerment and children’s welfare, said the
commission was preparing a revision on the child protection law.
Chronology
Angeline
was reported missing on May 16. That day she was last seen playing in the front
yard of her home, with the fence locked, according to an investigation by KPAI.
Instead
of reporting the incident to the police, Angeline’s foster siblings Christina
and Yvonne announced the news on Facebook the day after her disappearance by
creating the page “Find Angeline-Bali’s Missing Child,” asking for people to
participate in a search for the eight-year-old.
On
May 18, the family filed a missing person’s report with the East Denpasar
Police. After refusing on several occasions to let officers into their home,
Angeline’s family finally relented to allow officers to search the house.
On
May 24, KPAI chairman Arist visited Margaret’s house, calling the dwelling
unlivable due to its allegedly “ragged” and “dirty” condition. The property
also houses dozens of dogs and chickens.
Earlier
in June, state minister for women’s empowerment and child
protection, Yohanna Yambise, and state administrative and bureaucratic
reform minister, Yuddy Chrisnandi, attempted to visit Angeline’s home but were
turned away by the family. A security guard reportedly asked them to leave.
Christina
later claimed on their Facebook page that their mother was “ill” and
“distressed” when the ministers visited.
On
June 10, nearly a month after her disappearance, police discovered Angeline’s
body, hugging a doll, buried in the backyard of her own home after spotting a
mound covered with garbage near a chicken coop and detecting “a rotten smell”.
Medical
examiners revealed they had found wounds across Angeline’s body, including her
face, back and limbs. Blunt-force trauma to the head was determined to be the
cause of death.
Less
than 24 hours later, Agus was named a suspect in Angeline’s murder.
According
to police, Agus confessed to raping and killing the child, although medical
examiners had not found evidence of sexual violence. He said he had assaulted
Angeline twice, most recently on May 16, the day the girl was reported missing.
“He
did not want anyone to find out [about the assault] so he killed her,” said
Denpasar Police chief Sr Comr Anak Agung Made Sudana, according to kompas.com.
Still,
doubts have been raised over Agus’s role in the crime, with critics questioning
the involvement of Angeline’s foster family, despite their public campaign on
social media.
Angeline
reportedly inherited her late foster father’s wealth, which, along with reports
of alleged abuses and neglect she had suffered prior to her death, has
triggered speculation that she was killed for her inheritance.
On
Sunday, police arrested Margaret after declaring her a suspect for child
neglect. Her daughter, Yvonne, was detained along with her, although it is not
immediately clear whether she has also been named a suspect.
Officers
reportedly found a blood-smeared tissue paper in Margaret’s room and are
currently processing the evidence for any connections to Angeline’s death.
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8 year old Angeline of Bali went missing on
May 16, 2015.
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8 year old Angeline of Bali went missing on
May 16, 2015. This photo shows her with her pet.
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