Another Wamena riot victim found

WAMENA, Irian Jaya: Jayawijaya Police chief Supt. D. Suripatty said on Friday that another victim of the bloody Wamena riots had been found floating in Uwe River, Woma village.

Suripatty said local residents found the body of a 35-year-old teacher named Mashudi on Thursday and sent it to Wamena General Hospital for an autopsy.

The latest discovery from the Oct. 6 riots brings the death toll to 31 people.

Antara quoted the head of the Jayawijaya Health Agency, A. Rumsayur, as saying after the autopsy that Mashudi's death was caused by a hard blow to the back of the head.

The victim's family and friends at the hospital assume that Mashudi's body was dumped in the river by the killers. (lup)