Ill husband kills pitiless wife

JAKARTA (JP): An upset husband killed his wife Wednesday after failing to have sexual intercourse with her because of his impotence, in his house on Jl. Tubagus Angke, Grogol Petamburan district, in West Jakarta.

City Police Spokesman Maj. Nyoman Suriasta said Leonardi, 29, was angry because his wife, Rosmini, 25, did not seem worried about his impotence.

"The husband repeatedly beat the victim's head and body with a log," Nyoman said.

Leonardi surrendered to the police after he realized he had killed his wife, he said.

Rosmini's sister, Ana, said the couple had been living apart for almost six months before they reconciled ten days ago.

"Rosmina worked at a bank but Leonardi was unemployed," she said at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital's morgue.

The couple, who had been married for five years, have two children. (jun)