African dies of vodka, heroin

JAKARTA (JP): An African died a horrible death on Tuesday morning, after reportedly swallowing a lethal mixture of vodka and heroin at his apartment in Tower II of Rasuna Said Apartments in Kuningan, South Jakarta.

The man, identified only as Patay, 38, died after receiving two hours of treatment at the emergency ward of Metropolitan Medika Center (MMC) Hospital in Kuningan.

Patay's wife, Erna, 28, an Indonesian citizen, told reporters that she had only been married three months to Patay, who sold clothes at Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta.

"We were at the apartment in Rasuna Said on Tuesday, my husband swallowed a mixture of vodka and heroin. He then started to scream and shout wildly. We rushed him to MMC hospital," Erna said.

Setiabudi Police detectives in South Jakarta were unable to find Patay's passport at the Rasuna Said apartment and were currently handling the case. (ylt)