Shock in Indonesia over the death of a 12-year-old boy: his stepmother forced him to drink boiling water
The inhabitants of the city of Sukabumi, located in the province of West Java, Indonesia, are dismayed by the case of a 12-year-old boy wh...
TL;DR
- A 12-year-old boy, Nizam Syafei, died in Sukabumi, Indonesia, from severe burns.
- The boy's dying testimony accused his stepmother of forcing him to drink boiling water and of other mistreatment.
- Forensic evidence contradicted the stepmother's denial, supporting the boy's accusations.
- The case has been classified as filicide, and authorities are gathering evidence for an arrest.
- Indonesia recorded over 10,000 cases of domestic violence up to September 2025.