Two killed from fall into well

Two killed from fall into well

JAKARTA (JP): A housewife and her four-year-old daughter were
found dead in an old waste water well in East Jakarta on Friday
after accidentally falling into it, a police officer said.

City Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis said on Saturday
the victims were identified as Aan, 31, and her daughter Sifah
Sahara, who were residents on Jl. Tanah Merdeka in Kampung
Rambutan.

Aan's father Abaidillah said the two were seen playing around
the well behind his house.

"It was purely an accident," Lubis said.

The two were believed to have stepped on the old cover of the
well and fell down together.

"It was Abaidillah who found the victims first. He then
shouted for help from nearby neighbors," Lubis said, adding that
the discovery took place between three and four hours after the
fall.

The two bodies were rushed to nearby Soekanto Police Hospital
in Kramat Jati. (emf)