Man suicides in Tangerang

TANGERANG (JP): A tire-repair man was found dead with his mouth foaming in his workshop on Jl. Cisauk in Serpong on Monday morning.

The local police believed that Parningatan Simbolon, 23, had committed suicide by drinking a mixture of pesticide, eight pills for asthma and a bottle of a drink widely believed to supply extra energy.

They based their judgment on the discovery of the can of the pesticide, pill packets and the bottle next to the body of the victim.

But the police officers were still in the dark about the reason for Simbolon to end his life in such a dire fashion.

The police only found a letter that read: "Keep up the struggle Lae (brother in Batak) Tobing, I did it because I'm not responsible to you. Goodbye for me."

Witnesses had seen Simbolon drinking some beer the night before he was found dead. (41/jun)