Wed, 06 Oct 2004

Patient falls to death

JAKARTA: A 23-year-old university student was found dead on Tuesday on the balcony of the second floor of Building F at Pertamina Hospital, South Jakarta.

Budi Rahayu, a supervisor at the hospital, said the patient had been receiving treatment for a high fever on the seventh floor of the hospital since Monday.

It is unclear how the patient could have fallen from the seventh floor.

Kebayoran Baru Police are investigating the case. -- JP