Malika Anastasya Smiles Again
A six-year-old girl was reunited with her family after about a month of being abducted. The family was relieved, emotional and also very happy.
Malika in her parents' arms. The police arrested Iwan Sumarno, 42 years old, who was suspected of kidnapping Malika. It took 26 days to catch Iwan.
On Tuesday morning (3/1/2023), Malika and her family gathered in a treatment room at the Dr. Cholid Sudirdjo building of the National Police Sukanto Hospital in Kramatjati, East Jakarta, where the fifth child of six siblings was moving freely and playing with her family.
The atmosphere can be seen in a video taken by Ardya Maharani (20), Malika's sister, when Azam Khan, the family attorney, came to visit. While holding Malika, Azam thanked God that the child was freed from her captor, Iwan Sumarno (42).