Girl falls to her death

Girl falls to her death

JAKARTA (JP): An 18-year-old girl died after falling from the
22nd floor of Plaza Sentral, an office building on Jl. Sudirman
in South Jakarta, on Sunday night.

Murry, a resident of Srengseng Sawah in West Jakarta, attended
a church service at the building, her brother, Jordan, said. But
as soon as the mass finished, Murry went straight to the 22nd
floor while her friends came down, he said.

No one knew why or with whom Murry went upstairs, he added.

Jordan said the last time he saw Murry was on Aug. 16. At that
time, Murry said she wanted to stay at a friend's house and told
him her plan to attend the church service on Aug. 19.

Jordan said Murry was a quiet girl and spent most of her time
at home.

Murry finished high school two years ago and was about to
enroll in university this year, he Jordan.

Meanwhile, a Plaza Sentral security guard Yadi said a fellow
security guard Herry Suyono found Murry's body at the back of the
building and immediately contacted the Setiabudi Police
subprecinct.

The police report states that Murry was suspected to have
committed suicide, but a forensic expert, Mun'im Idries, disputes
this. He said there were bruises on Murry's neck, which could be
signs of suffocation.

"... or signs of a struggle as if someone held her to push her
down," Mun'im told reporters at Jakarta Police Headquarters.

The postmortem examination also showed that other than the
bruises there were no other signs of violence inflicted on
Murry's body. (emf/07)