Friend says dead Briton no drug user<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A Briton denied yesterday that an overdose was
\nbehind the death of his friend in Menteng Saturday, saying the
\nvictim was not a drug user.<\/p>\n
Garry Staggs told The Jakarta Post yesterday his old friend
\nJohn, who died in Garry's house on Jl. Jaksa, Menteng, Central
\nJakarta, was not a habitual drug user.<\/p>\n
Staggs said he had known John for almost five years. Staggs
\nsaid he bumped into John unexpectedly at around 10:30 p.m. Friday
\nin a bar in Central Jakarta. \"At this time we were 'merry' but
\nnot falling down drunk,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Police have speculated that John died after consuming drugs
\nand alcohol.<\/p>\n
Staggs said he woke at about 3 a.m. Saturday to go the
\nbathroom, and John was snoring soundly. \"There was no reason to
\nwake him, he was welcome to stay as far as I was concerned,\"
\nStaggs said.<\/p>\n
At about 6:30 a.m., Staggs said, he got up for work and John
\nwas still snoring soundly.<\/p>\n
\"John was making a gurgling\/squeaking type of sound and his
\nlips were turning blue when I returned from buying cigarettes and
\ncoffee,\" Staggs said.<\/p>\n
He said he rushed John to the hospital after giving him mouth-
\nto-mouth resuscitation when he stopped breathing.<\/p>\n
During the taxi trip to the hospital, he was almost certain
\nJohn was still alive. \"I was told he was dead when I arrived
\nat the hospital,\" Staggs said.<\/p>\n
\"At this moment we do not know the cause of death, but the
\nsymptoms suggest something stopped him from breathing and there
\nis no evidence of drug use at this time.\" (sur)<\/p>",
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