Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a deputy rector at IT&B Kabanjahe in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, according to detikNews.
The victim, described in reports as the university's Deputy Rector II, was found dead at his home with blood around his mouth, detikNews reported. A vehicle belonging to the lecturer was also missing from the scene, according to Kumparan.com.
Police in Karo have released a chronology of the killing, ANTARA News Sumatera Utara reported. The two men taken into custody are also accused of theft in the case, and face a possible life sentence, according to Kompas.com.
Coverage of the case has continued beyond the arrests. Sumut Pos reported that an auditorium has been named in memory of the victim, referred to in that report as Asprina.
The reports do not give the victim's full name, the exact date of the killing, or details of how the arrests were made. CYBEV.io has not independently verified the accounts and is relying on the reporting of detikNews, Kumparan.com, ANTARA News Sumatera Utara, Kompas.com and Sumut Pos.
What to watch next: whether police formally charge the two suspects and release further details of the investigation.
