“A week before coming to Bali and meeting the victim, the suspect bought a dagger in Surabaya and planned on killing the man that the victim, Halima, was having an affair with,” said Benny Pramono, deputy chief of the Denpasar Police, as quoted in a statement. 

The incident took place on the evening of Oct. 15. The victim, 27-year-old Halima, was stabbed repeatedly in the busy market shortly after she reportedly got into a heated debate with the suspect. Though local residents managed to take her to the local hospital, Halima unfortunately died from her wounds. 

The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Rudianto, was reportedly married to Halima through a traditional ceremony, or nikah siri, which is a type of marriage that follows religious norms but is not recognized by the state. 

According to a report from Tribun-Bali, Halima has remarried another man, identified as Sholehudin. 

Benny explained that Rudianto killed Halima after finding out that she has remarried. 

“The reason why the suspect killed the victim was because he was jealous that the victim had remarried again, and that they have not slept in the same bed in the past two months,” Benny said. 

Under Indonesia’s criminal code, Rudianto faces a maximum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment for his alleged crime.