Officer 'commits' suicide over affair

Officer 'commits' suicide over affair

PALU, Central Sulawesi: A police officer in Central Sulawesi,
Brig. Max Purnomo, allegedly committed suicide early on Monday
after he was caught having an affair with a friend's wife.

Max, a police detective, died at the Woodward Hospital in the
provincial capital of Palu, of a gunshot wound.

Palu Police deputy chief Sr. Comr. Sambas Kurniawan said Max's
friend, Djaelani, discovered the affair when he arrived home at
about 1 a.m. on Monday.

Djaelani apparently became suspicious when it took his wife a
long time to answer the door, and when she did answer she
appeared frightened. Djaelani searched his house and found Max
hiding in the bathroom.

The husband snatched up a pair of scissors and attacked Max,
who pulled out his gun and fired two shots at Djaelani. Max
reportedly then pointed the gun at his own head and pulled the
trigger, killing himself.

Djaelani was injured in the incident and is being treated at
the hospital.

Sambas said officers were investigating the matter. --Antara