Indonesian student found dead in S'pore

JAKARTA (JP): A 19-year-old Indonesian student was found dead Tuesday morning in a park in Woodlands, a new residential area in Singapore.

An official at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore said yesterday that evidence suggested that the deceased, Dini Haryati, had been raped and severely abused.

The autopsy and postmortem examination conducted by Singapore General Hospital indicated that the back of the victim's skull was broken, and that she had been raped, Antara quoted embassy official Priyono as saying.

He said Dini was a student from Bandung Tourism College in West Java. She was on the island state for a five-month internship program at Albert Court hotel.

She was scheduled to complete her internship program at the end of this month.

Priyono said Dini's parents, one of whom is a director of state-owned Bukopin Bank, had reportedly arrived in Singapore to collect the body which is due to be flown back today.

Citing statements from Dini's roommate, Priyono said Dini had not returned to her flat in Woodlands since Sunday.

Her friends believed she had spent the night at a friend's residence, something which they said Dini often did.

Separately, a news report in Singapore yesterday reported that the body of a semi-naked woman had been found in the bushes near the Woodlands underground station.

Bruises were found on the dead woman's neck, forehead and abdomen. (09)