Transvestite found dead in his house

Transvestite found dead in his house

JAKARTA (JP): A transvestite was found dead in his house in
Ciputat, Tangerang, south of here, on Tuesday morning, Jakarta
Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said.

The victim was identified as Rusdi, alias Yuli, 56, he said.

Rusdi's body was found by Devi Sutisna, who helped Rusdi run
the beauty parlor he owned, Zainuri said.

According to Devi's statement to the police, when nobody
answered the door at Rusdi's house at 6:30 a.m., she opened the
unlocked front door and found Rusdi's naked body lying facedown.

Devi then reported the crime to the local police.

"There were no other injuries, except those on his head,"
Zainuri said, adding that the severe wounds were believed to have
been caused by a blunt object.

Police suspect the murder was committed by people close to the
victim, and occurred for reasons other than robbery because no
valuables were reported missing.

Rusdi's body was sent to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
in Central Jakarta for a postmortem examination. (emf)