Cleaning service man 'commits suicide'

Cleaning service man 'commits suicide'

JAKARTA (JP): A cleaner at the Danamon building on the main
thoroughfare of Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta was found dead on
Tuesday afternoon on the roof of the seventh floor annex of the
33-story building.

But security guards at the building believe the victim,
identified as 22-year-old Tony Gumbaya, committed suicide for an
unknown reason by jumping from a window on the 14th floor of the
building.

He died immediately.

"It was about 4:10 p.m., so everybody was still working in the
building when suddenly some of us heard the sound of his body
hitting the roof," Iwan, a security personnel at the building
told The Jakarta Post.

"It was horrible. Judging from his wounds, it looked like the
back of his head hit the roof first," Iwan recalled.

The guard said that Tony, who lived on Jl. Kebon Kacang, Tanah
Abang, Central Jakarta, worked for cleaning service company PT
Kuera, which was hired by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring
Agency (IBRA), whose office is located at the building.

"There was talk that the man committed suicide following some
stress," Tony added.

The body was admitted to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital. (jaw)