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Brilio.net - Recently there has been a stir on social media regarding an elderly married couple. They were found lifeless and rotting in their house in Jonggol, Bogor Regency. The couple is named Hans Tomasoa (83) and his wife Rita Tomasoa (72).
It is known that the initial discovery of this elderly body was because a resident smelled a bad smell. The smell was very strong coming from inside the house. This discovery incident was recorded by local residents and uploaded to social media until it went viral.
In the video, a number of residents can be seen trying to open the door of the house, because there was no answer from the occupants. Residents then pried open the door using a crowbar. The effort was successful, they immediately went in and looked for the source of the bad smell. Rita and Hans were found in a room in a terrible condition.
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It is known that the bodies of both were on the bed. The elderly person was found side by side and in a decomposed condition. The items in the room also looked messy with the lights still on.
Regarding this incident, the Head of Jonggol Police, Commissioner Wagiman, said that this elderly couple only lived together. They already have children, but they don't know for sure their whereabouts.
"He lives alone with the two of him. So there are no children, no one," said Wagiman, quoted by brilio.net from merdeka6.com on Wednesday (17/7).
The Jonggol Police Chief's statement was confirmed by the local community. Both of them had not been visited by their children for a long time. Until now there has been no news regarding the whereabouts of Hans and Rita's children.
"He only lives with husband and wife, according to the witness, he doesn't know where his child is. It's been a long time (his child hasn't visited)," said Wagiman.
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Wagiman continued, currently the police cannot reveal the cause of the deaths of the two elderly people. However, from several neighbors' statements, both of them were indeed sick.
The neighbors only knew that his wife was having a stroke. Then her husband was old, so it was suspected that the couple's death was not caused by suicide.
"According to witnesses, the wife was suffering from a stroke and the husband was elderly. So it was not suicide," he told reporters.
However, in the end the police managed to contact the family. The body was immediately evacuated to the Cileungsi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) for examination. After that, they will be buried properly.
"The family has accepted this incident as a disaster and the bodies of the husband and wife have been handled by the hospital and have been buried properly by the church and their families," concluded Wagiman
(brl/psa)
