Women falls, crushed to death by passing train<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A member of staff at a health clinic in the
\nKemayoran police subprecinct died yesterday after falling from
\nand being crushed by an economy-class train at Gaplok market,
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Suratmi Rini Utami, 53, a resident of Jl. Tebing, Kemayoran,
\nCentral Jakarta, was about to get off the train when she lost her
\nbalance after a thief tried to snatch her handbag.<\/p>\n
She fell and died immediately as the wheels crushed her feet
\nand right hand.<\/p>\n
Suratmi, her husband and two other relatives had come from
\nMadiun, East Java, after attending a wedding in Badung, Bali on
\nFriday, her nephew Untung Basuki said.<\/p>\n
They were about to alight at Senen station, just a few meters
\naway from Gaplok market, Sukirno, the victim's husband, said.<\/p>\n
\"We were all standing in the doorway as the train reduced
\nspeed at Gaplok market,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Suddenly a man outside the train snatched her handbag hanging
\nover her shoulder, causing her to fall,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"I didn't think the man was a thief. I thought he was just an
\nordinary passenger like the others,\" Sukirno said.<\/p>\n
\"The incident happened so fast. I didn't even remember the
\nsnatcher's face,\" Sukirno, who was accompanied by his five
\nchildren, said.<\/p>\n
Suratmi, who has served at the clinic for almost thirty years,
\nwas approaching her retirement. She dreamed of owning her own
\nland in Kalimantan, Untung said.<\/p>\n
The body was scheduled to be buried at Pondok Kelapa cemetery,
\nEast Jakarta today, Sukirno said.<\/p>\n
Johar Baru Police Subprecinct Commander Capt. Suwito said the
\ncase had already been reported to his office.<\/p>\n
Police had identified the suspects, who were believed to have
\na base camp near the railway tracks, Suwito said.<\/p>\n
\"The suspects' activities are very dangerous. They are no
\nlonger just snatchers, but have crossed the line into murder,\" he
\nadded.<\/p>\n
Suwito went to the Cipto Mangunkusumo general hospital's
\nmorgue as a friend of the victim's.<\/p>\n
\"I came as a mourning friend. I know her family well,\" he
\nsaid. (04)<\/p>",
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