Broke asthmatic found hanging

KENDAL, Central Java: An asthmatic man was found hanging in his kitchen after complaining his acute illness had made him penniless and miserable.

Karimin Susanto, 42, was found by his son in the kitchen at 1 a.m. Wednesday, only several hours after the father had grumbled to relatives about his hard life.

His son, Parno, told Antara that his father had told him he was desperate because there was no sign his asthma could be relieved as he could no longer afford to buy the expensive drugs.

"He had tried traditional herbal medicines but to no avail," Parno said. (pan)