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Indonesian man leaves pregnant wife to die on a sugar cane field

Indonesian police have arrested a man for allegedly abandoning his pregnant, dying wife in a sugar cane plantation last month following an argument.

The wife had requested her husband to send her to meet an unnamed person in Kediri, east Java, on March 26.

The pair, who are both 29, were on their way on the husband’s motorbike when they got into an argument, said Kediri police criminal investigation unit chief Rizkika Atmadha Putra on April 7.

Annoyed, the husband accelerated his bike, causing the wife, who was not wearing a helmet, to fall off.

The husband stopped and placed his wife, who was unconscious by then, back on the motorcycle.

“To keep her upright, he tied his jacket between them before continuing the journey,” Antara news agency quoted Mr Putra as saying, adding that he also placed his helmet on her head.

However, she fell off the vehicle again. For the second time, he picked her up and placed her on the bike before continuing their journey.

At some point, the husband decided to abandon the wife at a sugar cane plantation, reported national newspaper Kompas.

She was discovered by workers three days later on March 29, with the body of a baby beside her.

Some media reports say the wife had given birth on the plantation before her death, although the police have yet to confirm the identity of the baby, citing the need to wait for the DNA report.

Both bodies have been taken to a nearby hospital for autopsy to ascertain the cause of death. The police said the woman has numerous injuries on her body, including on her head.

Based on their investigation and interviews with witnesses, the police arrested the husband, who confessed to his crime.

He is currently being detained at the Kediri police headquarters while awaiting charges.

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