Dead man's body identified

Dead man's body identified

JAKARTA (JP): A tatoo helped family members identify the
mutilated body of a man found on Wednesday in the Ciputat Baru
housing complex in Tangerang.

The man was identified as Endang Kusnadi, 34, a resident of
Jl. Parkit in Kampung Sawah, Ciputat.

He was naked and his left foot and right arm were missing.

Endang's brother, Nur Hanafie, said on Friday at the Cipto
Mangunkusumo Hospital morgue that he last saw Endang on Tuesday,
the first day of the Idul Fitri holiday.

"After greeting the whole family, he asked for permission to
visit his friends."

Th family was not alarmed after he failed to return home.

"He used to stay at a friend's house for days so we did not
worry too much about him. But he would usually call us on the
following day."

Nur said Endang's nephew Syaiful was on the scene when the
body was discovered.

"Unfortunately Syaiful did not recognize the body. Late on
Wednesday we began searching for Endang, including visiting
the Ciputat police station where we were given the physical
features of the body which had just been found.

"Still, we didn't recognize it."

On the following day, Nur and other relatives visited the
morgue in Central Jakarta where the body was sent for autopsy.

"Initially we were unable to identify the body because it was
in a bad condition. But I became suspicious after spotting the
eagle tattoo on his left arm and looking at the toes on his left
foot."

Autopsy results were not released, but Nur believed Endang was
murdered.

He said Endang was robbed of his clothes and a wallet
containing Rp 180,000. Ciputat Police are investigating his
death. (ivy)