Elderly woman ignites herself

Sat, 17 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

A 75-year-old woman was killed after she poured kerosene on
her body and then set herself on fire.

The incident took place on Wednesday on Jl.Thalib III West
Jakarta, Post Kota reported.

Police sources quoted by the daily did not specify what
actually caused the elderly woman to take her own life. Her
husband Heng Tjin Sin, 77, was taken to a police sub-precinct for
questioning.

Reportedly, Tjin Sin tried to help his screaming wife by
dousing her burning body with a bucket of water. His efforts were
in vain, however, as most part of her body was already badly
burned.(bas)

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