Tattooed corpse found in Ciputat

Tattooed corpse found in Ciputat

JAKARTA (JP): An unidentified bare-chested man was found dead yesterday in Ciputat, South Jakarta, with three gunshot wounds and several bruises on his abdomen and head.

The man had tattoos on his hands and back but no documents were found which might have helped the police identify him.

His face was covered in bruises and he was only wearing a red training suit.

When asked whether the man was shot by the local police, South Jakarta police chief Lt. Col. SY Wenas said that none of his personnel had shot any criminals to death in the past three days.

"We're still collecting information in order to identify this body," Wenas said.

In many cases, police often shoot criminals, who try to escape from them or resist arrest.

The body of the man was found at around 10:30 a.m. yesterday near an empty shop, 15 meters from Jl. Pamulang Dua. (bsr)