Singaporean dies after falling from 32nd floor

Singaporean dies after falling from 32nd floor

A Singaporean citizen was found dead on Monday at about 11 p.m.
after falling from the 32nd floor of his Puri Casablanca
Apartment in South Jakarta.

Tebet Police subprecinct officers identified the dead man as
Peter Soh, the president of brokerage house DBS Vickers
Securities.

Police are currently investigating the course of events that
led to his death.

Tebet Police chief Comr. Agus Irianto said that the victim's
maid, Jasem, told police investigators that she last saw Soh on
late Monday sitting on the balcony with medicine from his doctor
and a can of beer. The next time she looked, he had disappeared.

The maid, who had been working for the Singaporean for four
years, said that Soh, who was in his 40s, had been receiving
medical treatment for severe headaches for the last week.

One of the victim's colleagues was quoted by the Detikcom news
portal as saying it was unlikely that Soh had killed himself.

"I don't think he intentionally jumped. He must have
accidentally fallen from the balcony after suffering a seizure of
some sort. He's had a stroke problem," said the colleague, a
broker, while requesting anonymity.

The victim was known as a successful and resourceful broker by
his business partners.

DBS Vickers Securities is expected to make an official
statement on Wednesday.

Soh is survived by a wife and four children. They live in
Singapore. -- JP