The 14-year-old son of a woman murdered by British banker Rurik Jutting has spoken publicly for the first time, saying he will never forgive the killer. Mohammed Hafidz Arnovan was just five when Jutting held his mother, Sumarti Ningsih, captive for days before killing her in a luxury Hong Kong flat in 2014. Speaking from his home in central Java, Indonesia, Mohammed said: 'He took my mother, I will never forgive him. He’s evil.'
Sumarti, 23, was one of two Indonesian sex workers murdered by Jutting, a former Cambridge graduate and banker from Surrey. He filmed himself torturing her and later boasted about being a 'part-time rapist and murderer'. Jutting was jailed for life in 2016 after being found guilty of murder. Sumarti’s parents are demanding compensation, but claim Jutting has declared himself bankrupt to avoid paying. Because Sumarti was working on a tourist visa, she is not entitled to a payout from Hong Kong authorities.
Sumarti’s mother, Suratmi, 58, said: 'Why did he do that to my daughter? I thought he looked like an animal, he’s not human. He’s evil. He did not need to kill her, I can never forgive him.' The family also criticised the British Government for failing to offer support. Mohammed, who was a month old when his mother left for Hong Kong, said: 'I’m angry. Because of him I lost my mother.'
Sumarti had originally travelled to Hong Kong in 2010 as a domestic worker to support her family, but later worked in the sex industry. Her body was found stuffed in a suitcase in Jutting’s flat. Jutting also murdered Seneng Mujiasih, 26. The family now lives in poverty, unable to afford Mohammed’s education. Sumarti’s father, Achmad, said: 'Now we have nothing. We have a small rice paddy field but it is not enough to survive.'
