Englishman dies of overdose

Englishman dies of overdose

JAKARTA (JP): An Englishman died Saturday after consuming
drugs and alcohol in a house on Jl. Jaksa, Menteng, Central
Jakarta.

An officer at the Senen Police subprecinct said John
Broadbell, 29, had visited his friend, Garry Staggs, at the house
on Friday night. They drank alcohol together.

The officer, who asked for anonymity, said John told Garry he
had a headache after drinking.

John, who had lived in Kebayoran Baru in South Jakarta for
five months, asked Garry for medicine. "Garry gave John medicine,
but he refused to say what kind of medicine it was," the officer
said.

He said Garry rushed John to the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital,
where John died a few hours later.

Staff at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue said
the hospital's forensic expert suspected the drug and alcohol
combination had killed John.

He said John's relatives planned to send his body to England
today. (jun)