Body of Malaysian neglected in morgue

Body of Malaysian neglected in morgue

JAKARTA (JP): A corpse of a Malaysian man who died Thursday
was still in Cipto Mangukusumo General Hospital's morgue
yesterday.

The body of Chin Chong King, which had begun to decompose, has
yet to be claimed or be picked up by relatives.

Ace, a morgue official, said the morgue had received the body
Saturday from Husada Hospital in West Jakarta for an autopsy.

"We haven't done anything to the body because there's no
official autopsy order from the police or Husada Hospital," Ace
said.

He said Chin, 41, had a Malaysian passport, but an
identification card stating he was a resident of Bekasi, West
Java, was also found on his body.

Meanwhile, an official from Husada Hospital said Chin, who
lived on Jl. Palapa, South Bekasi, died from a head injury.

"He fell in a bathroom (being knocked unconscious) and was
treated here for three days," the official said. She declined to
say who had brought Chin to the hospital and how the staff knew
the cause of his injury.

She said immigration officials and police officers have been
visiting the hospital since Thursday.

"The body was a problem (to the hospital). So we asked the
police to take care of the body," another official from Husada
Hospital said. (jun)