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)