Mon, 20 Jul 1998

Couple found dead in hotel

WONOSOBO, Central Java: A man and his lover were found dead in their room in Hotel Sri Kencono here last week, police said over the weekend.

The police identified the 56-year-old man as a principal of a junior high school and the 45-year-old woman as a teacher at a different school in this cool town.

Doctors at Wonosobo General Hospital who performed autopsies on the bodies reported that the man died from taking too many drugs to boost his sex drive.

They found evidence the woman committed suicide by drinking insecticide after learning that her lover had died.

A police officer said the couple checked into the hotel on Tuesday afternoon and were found the following evening. Hotel employees forced their way into the room after reporting that the guests had not been seen since they checked in. (45)