Indonesian man arrested over murder of British woman
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 6:22pm
UPDATED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 6:22pm
Agence France-Presse in Denpasar
Bali police chief Benny Mokalu speaks to journalists next to pictures of a British woman found dead at a villa at Junjungan village in Ubud, Gianyar Regency on the resort island of Bali. Photo: AFP
Indonesian police have arrested a construction worker suspected of murdering a British woman in her rented villa on the holiday island of Bali, an official said on Sunday.
Hambali, 32, was arrested on Saturday in Jakarta where he fled to after allegedly robbing and killing 40-year-old Anne Marie Drozdz, in the cultural tourism district of Ubud on Thursday afternoon, police said.
“The suspect has been arrested and is being investigated,” Bali police spokesman Hery Wiyanto said.
Bali general investigations police commissioner Refi Pribadi on Saturday said Hambali, who goes by one name, had stolen a mobile phone, a motorcycle and 20 million rupiah (HK$13,400) from Drozdz.
Villa where the British woman was found dead. Photo: AFP
“We arrested him on charges of robbery and murder,” he said.
Drozdz was found by the owner of the villa lying dead on the floor with a black cloth over her face, police said earlier.
Forensics experts said that the woman’s body showed bruises on the neck and around the mouth.
A British embassy spokesman in Jakarta confirmed the death, adding that embassy officials were “ready to provide assistance to the family” and that they were cooperating with local authorities.
