Singaporean arrested for allegedly strangling Indonesian girlfriend in Bali

A Singaporean man has been arrested in Bali after a woman was found dead in a rental unit, Indonesian police said on Thursday.The suspect, identified only by the initials MZ, was arrested in less than three hours by a joint police team, according to a post on the Denpasar police’s official social media account.The victim, a 26-year-old woman from Central Java, had been in a relationship with the suspect for about a year, a police spokesperson said.Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect, acting out of resentment, allegedly assaulted the victim by strangling her for about 15 minutes, he added.Citing Immigration records, the spokesperson noted that the man visited Bali as a tourist and had overstayed since 2025.The victim’s body was discovered by her younger brother, who visited the unit after being unable to contact her, Indonesian news site Detiknews reported.