Mutilated woman 'murdered': Police

Mutilated woman 'murdered': Police

JAKARTA (JP): The results of the autopsy on the partial
remains of a woman found on Wednesday morning near Kota railway
station in North Jakarta disclosed that she had been physically
abused before being killed, a police officer said on Friday.

Quoting the preliminary conclusion from the forensic experts
of the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, North Jakarta police
chief Lt. Col. Wisjnu Amat Sastro said her death had therefore
nothing to do with an accident at the railway tracks by speeding
train.

"She's 100 percent killed before her body was laid on the
tracks," Wisjnu told reporters.

"We are still looking into the case. But I cannot say whether
she had been sexually abused or not. That's all."

The unclothed remains of the still unidentified woman
consisted of the lower abdomen and legs, a small part of the
backbone, and internal organs including the uterus, intestines,
kidneys, spleen and liver.

Forensic expert from the hospital, Zulhasmar Syamsu, earlier
estimated the woman was dead some 20 hours before the remains
were found because they were not in an advanced stage of
decomposition.

He said the forensic examination team identified at least 10
gash wounds to the victim's abdomen and thighs caused by invasive
weapons. (ylt)