The National Commission on Violence against Women saw the killing of the girl as extreme gender-based violence as culmination of domestic violenceJakarta (ANTARA) - National Commission on Violence against Women member Rainy Hutabarat said the abuse of a woman and her daughter in Depok, West Java, in which the child died, was an extreme form of gender-based violence.
"The National Commission on Violence against Women saw the killing of the girl as extreme gender-based violence as culmination of domestic violence," she noted on Saturday.
Hutabarat said the murder was no ordinary crime, so firm action and sanction must be imposed on the perpetrator.
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"The perpetrator should be punished (firmly) because, firstly, the aspect of children's rights as mandated by the Child Protection Law, those being a child has the right to get protection from his or her parents and has the right to be free from torture. Second, gender-based murder," she explained.
The perpetrator also committed sadistic physical violence on his wife.
"The perpetrator committed sadistic physical violence against his wife. That means a type of violence that threatens life," he remarked.
The commission stated that domestic violence should not be allowed to recur, let alone life-threatening torture that could even lead to death.
They also emphasized the importance of restoring the victims' physical and psychological well-being in order to lead normal lives.
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"It is important for women victims, who are in critical condition, to receive physical treatment to recover and for psychological recovery, so that they (are healed) and strong to live their lives in future," he stated.
The perpetrator of extreme gender violence was RNA, 31, who abused his biological daughter, KPC, 11, to death. He also abused his wife NI, 31, that led to her suffering from grave injuries.
The tragic incident occurred at the Pondok Jatijajar Cluster Housing, Tapos, Depok, West Java, on the morning of Tuesday, November 1.
It all started when the couple had a quarrel, as RNA was upset that NI was pressing for divorce and was keen to leave the house.
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Translator: Anita P D, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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