Wed, 19 Jun 1996

Elderly found dead at Monas

JAKARTA (JP): An unidentified woman, believed to be 60, was found dead yesterday with an insecticide can next to her body in Monas (National Monument) park in Central Jakarta.

A police officer at the local precinct said the body of the woman was found by a morning jogger in the park.

"We assume, for the time being, that the woman killed herself by drinking insecticide," he said.

The woman wearing traditional Javanese clothes had a small amount of money and headache pills in her purse. (jun)