Mental patient found dead

Mental patient found dead

BENGKULU, South Sumatra: Melyana, a patient from the Bengkulu Mental Hospital, was found dead in a dried well on Saturday, Antara reported.

Police sources said the 30-year-old woman, a resident of Ujung Pulau village, Lahat regency, might have committed suicide, given that she was found with a cloth noose around her neck that was tied to a nearby tree.

The news agency reported that Melyana had been under treatment for 40 days and was due to be released from the hospital. She went missing on Friday. Another patient, who was about to dump garbage into the well, found her on Saturday.

Bengkulu chief police, Lt. Col. V. Subagio, said the body had been taken to Bengkulu Hospital and, later, sent home. Police are investigating the case. (swe)