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The body of the Mallorcan woman murdered in Indonesia was in a hotel storage room for four days.

The two accused of the murder will be held in isolation in a cell for 15 days.

The Mallorcan Matilde Muiñoz during one of her trips
ARA Balears
02/09/2025
2 min

PalmThe latest investigations have revealed that the lifeless body of Matilde MuñozThe Mallorcan woman murdered in Indonesia spent four days in a room the hotel used as a warehouse until her killers moved her to a beach in the tourist area of Senggigi, half a kilometer from her hotel, where she was discovered. Despite having reported this progress in the investigation, police authorities warn that the autopsy may still reveal new details.

The investigation is still open, but so far it focuses solely on the two men arrested, and the motive for the murder appears to be robbery.

Currently, the two arrested for the alleged premeditated murder of the Mallorcan Matilde Muñoz They are being held in isolation in a cell at the West Lombok police station, where they can remain for a maximum of 60 days, according to police sources.

The two detainees

The men, in their 30s and linked to the Bumi Aditya hotel where Muñoz was staying in Lombok, must spend 15 days in solitary confinement and are not allowed to communicate with other inmates. There are currently around twenty detainees in the West Lombok police station cell. The police in Senggigi, the district where the possible crime took place, continue to investigate the case, although for now the investigation is focused on the only two suspects.

For its part, the West Lombok police station, in charge of the case and with which the Senggigi police station is collaborating, assures that there are currently no other suspects and that the investigation is under its control. When the investigation is concluded, they indicate, a report will be sent to the Indonesian Prosecutor's Office.

The island's police accuse the men of killing Muñoz in the early hours of July 2, breaking in through her hotel window to rob her. The Mallorcan woman, who turned 73 this month, had arrived on Lombok in June, and their family and friends in Spain They reported his disappearance when They stopped hearing from her at the end of June.

Map of the last place Matilde was seen.

Born in Ferrol (A Coruña) and based in Mallorca, for years she spent long periods of time traveling around Asia, including Lombok.

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