Detainee found dead in Bogor

BOGOR (JP): A defendant in a rape case was found dead in his isolation cell at the Paledang penitentiary.

The warden, Agus Toyip, said that the victim, identified as Edi Suhendi, 59, was found dead by a guard who was on patrol at around 1:50 a.m.

He said the employee was suspicious when he saw Edi standing with his back leaning against the iron-bared door of his cell. It turned out that Edi had hang himself from the iron bars by tying his sarong around his neck.

Edi was being tried for allegedly sexually abusing his daughter since 1993.

Agus said the detainee was put in solitary confinement for his own safety as other prisoners hate rapists. (21)