Female employee found dead

JAKARTA (JP): A 23-year-old woman was found dead with severe stab wounds in the neck Saturday in a workshop on Jl. Tanjung Duren Utara, West Jakarta.

The body of Suprihartini, a clerk of the shop, was found by a friend, Nova, in the shop's kitchen, Sgt. Mulyono of the Tanjung Duren police subprecinct said Saturday.

"We are still investigating the case. We are also using a police dog to trace the killer," Mulyono said.

He said the victim, her sister Supriatin, Nova and three other employees lived in the shop.

Police assume friends of the victim may be involved in the killing.

Purwanto, the victim's boyfriend, said he was to marry Suprihartini next year.

Purwanto said he called the victim Friday evening to ask her out for a weekend date. "But this morning I was informed of her death," he said at The Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's morgue. (jun)