Suspect in Mojokerto Mutilation โคCase Driven by Psychological ‘Normlessness,’ Expert Says
Mojokerto,indonesia โ – The suspect in the gruesome mutilation of Tiara,whose body was discovered in 554 pieces near Mojokerto,East Java,acted under aโ unique psychological state distinct from typicalโ mutilation cases,accordingโ to AKP Fauzy Pratama of the Mojokerto Police Criminal Investigation Unit. Fauzy,โข drawing on criminological theories learned at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, suggests the perpetrator, identified as Alvi, โฃexperienced โaโข breakdown of moral and social norms, leading to the horrific act.
The basic difference, Fauzy explained, lies in the motive. “In most cases of mutilation, the perpetrators feel angry or excessive hate to the victim so that it is not enough to kill. So that the perpetrators finally โขhave theโค heart to mutilate the victims. While in this case, the fundamental โmotive that is the reason for the โฃperpetrators (Alvi) did โคthe act different from other cases,” he โขstated.
Fauzy applied โคthe theory ofโฃ Anomy, developed by Emile Durkheim,โข which describes a state of “normlessness” where societal rulesโค lose relevance. Following the killing of Tiara on Sunday, August 31st, around 2:00 AM โฃ- triggered by the victim locking the โคboarding โขhouse โdoor from theโ inside – โขAlvi reportedly experienced “very high psychological pressure, shock, and severe stress.” This, Fauzyโ argues, led to a process of dehumanizing the victim, aligning with concepts outlined โby Philip Zimbardo and Herbert Kelman.
“Soโฃ that consciouslyโ or unconsciously,โข the perpetrators (Alvi) press or may even eliminate a โฃsense โof humanity, moral values โโand religiousโ values โโthat exist in him. So the perpetrators have the โheart โto treat victims in an inhuman way to eliminating evidence,” โฃFauzy explained.
alvi, originally from Aek Paing Tengah Hamlet, Aek Paing Village, Rantau Utara, labuhanbatu, North Sumatra, andโ Tiara, from โฃMade Village, Lamongan District/Regency, had been โฃdating for approximately five years. After fatally stabbing Tiara in the neck with a kitchen knife, Alvi proceeded to dismember her body โคin the bathroom of their boarding house, separating flesh and organs from โคbone and cutting the remains into hundreds of pieces.
The discovery of the remains began on Saturday, September 6th, around 10:30 โAM when Suliswanto found a pieceโ of Tiara’s left foot while collecting animal feed along the Pacet-Cangar path. Aโค subsequent search utilizing โคsniffer dogs from the East Java Regional Police Ditsamapta Polsatwa Unit led to the recovery of a piece of the victim’s right palm.
Policeโข apprehended Alvi at his boarding house on Sunday, September 7th, around 1:00 AM, just 14 โhours after the initial discovery. Officers wereโข forced to shoot Alvi in the legs after he resisted arrest.
The investigation continues.
(DPE/ABQ)
