German corpse in morgue

German corpse in morgue

JAKARTA (JP): The corpse of a German man kept at the Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital's morgue since Feb. 27 has yet to be claimed by his relatives.

A hospital official said yesterday that the body of M. Henning Sciffer was sent by an employee of the state-owned shipping company PT Pelni.

Sciffer, believed to have died of a serious illness during a sea trip, was probably an expert crewman hired by the shipping company, an official, who asked not to be identified said yesterday.

There has been no official statement from PT Pelni on the 73- year-old Sciffer.

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany could not be reached for confirmation yesterday. (04)