Screams of 'don't kill me' uncover double murder tragedy

KOTA PALU – The tragic murder of a father and his young child has shocked residents in the area.

The incident, which claimed the lives of the father and his two-year-old child, took place at Jl PDAM, Duyu Village, West Palu District, Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, over the weekend.

The family was believed to have moved into the house about two weeks earlier.

The residence was also reportedly used as a processing site for chicken products.

Palu Police Chief Commissioner Hari Rosena, through Criminal Investigation Unit chief AKP Ismailboby, confirmed that the incident was being investigated as a murder case.

"Authorities are still investigating the chronology and motive behind the incident. The suspect is also being tracked down after a video circulating on social media was believed to have shown the individual," he said.

A neighbour of the victims, Bahtiar, claimed he was among the first people to notice the violent incident.

"I looked through the window and suddenly heard a voice pleading, 'don't kill me'. Not long after that, I heard the cries of a child coming from inside the house.

"At first, I thought it could have been caused by a domestic dispute," he said.

Bahtiar, who began suspecting something was wrong, immediately went to the family's house and found the victim's father lying near the entrance with several stab wounds on his body, while his wife was found seriously injured.

Their child was found dead on the bed.

Meanwhile, the Palu Police Criminal Investigation Unit said it had conducted investigations at the scene, questioned several witnesses and collected evidence related to the case.