Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Re: Welcome to week five of the CJ Forum presented by Haline Penaloza.






 






Hello everyone,

It is my hope each of you enjoyed last week off. As we enter into week five of the Criminal Justice Forum I want to thank each of you for your hard-work and dedication thus far.  Keeping strive for success!!!!

On Oct.4 2014, Saturday night in the regional Victorian city of Ballarat, Chef Marcus Volke was found by police cooking and boiling many parts of his Indonesian girlfriend. Mayang Prasetyo's remaining body parts was found in their apartment complex in plastic trash bags.  After police arrived Volke fled the scene by feet.

It was noted he was hiding from police by a wheelie bin beside the apartment complex. While there he took his life but the motive for the killing is unknown. Reportedly, neighbors said the couple from their account showed no signs of a couple with a trouble history, so attempting to explain this incident is baffling for everyone.  I have pasted two videos below for your review.                                                               

1.     Do you think there is ever a justifiable motive for someone to commit an atrocity to this magnitude why or why not?
 

2.     If Volke had not committed suicide what would you charge him with and why?