Body found in trash container

JAKARTA (JP): A body of a female was found in a garbage container on Jl. Lenteng Agung, in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta yesterday.

A police sergeant at the South Jakarta Police precinct said the body was found by an officer of the city sanitation office, Tarjo, at about 9:30 a.m.

Tarjo told police the last time he emptied the trash container, he found nothing suspicious.

The officer speculated that the woman was killed and dumped three days ago.

He said police found wounds on the leg, body and head of the woman, aged between 20 and 25 years.

He said the legs were tied with a rope when the body was found.

Police were questioning several people in the area whether they recognized the body, he said. (jun)