Relatives run amok at morgue

Relatives run amok at morgue

JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of relatives of a murder victim ran amok
at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital morgue in Central
Jakarta on Monday.

Forensic officer Mun'im Idris said the relatives were angry
because they believe an autopsy of the victim, Fernando Helio
Parada, 30, had been performed without their permission.

Among the relatives involved in the incident was Hercules, a
reputed hoodlum in the city.

Mun'im did acknowledge some incorrect information was given to
the relatives by a morgue official regarding what was to be done
with the body.

Activities at the morgue, which performs between two and five
autopsies per day, were disrupted.

As of 7:30 p.m., the morgue was still under tight security.
The Central Jakarta Police has sent two truckloads of police
officers to the morgue in response to the incident.

Fernando helped coordinate parking at the Bengkel Night Park
in South Jakarta. Police said he was stabbed to death in the
early hours of Monday during a brawl.

Kebayoran Baru Police chief of detectives First. Insp. Rony
Samtana said a suspect in Fernando's murder, identified as Edy
Tilome, was arrested at his residence at Kemayoran Apartments in
Central Jakarta. (07)