Dead woman found on the beach

TANGERANG: Visitors who were enjoying their Idul Fitri holiday at Tanjung Pasir beach in Teluk Naga district of Tangerang were surprised on Wednesday afternoon by the grisly discovery of a body of an unidentified young woman.

The body, with a red skirt and beige stockings, was half- covered by sand on the beach and was first reported by a visitor identified as Lucki, 27, a resident of Tangerang.

Tangerang Police deputy chief Comr. Gde Sugianyar said that the woman appeared to be in her mid-20s, and was likely raped before she was killed and then left on the beach with the hope that the body would be taken out to sea by the tide.

"However, we are still investigating the case," Sugianyar told journalists at the police headquarters on Thursday. The body had what appeared to be several stab wounds and was sent to the Tangerang General Hospital Morgue.--JP