Two more commit suicide by drinking insecticide
Two more commit suicide by drinking insecticide
JAKARTA (JP): An 18-year-old student and a 39-year-old woman
have committed suicide by drinking insecticide, raising the
number of suicides to 47 over the past four months.
Nuraini, a student from private vocational high school SMEA
Budi Kemuliaan on Jl. Mangga Besar Raya in West Jakarta, was
found dead in her bedroom at a boarding house on Jl. Mangga Besar
XIII, Central Jakarta, yesterday morning.
Her nose was stuffed with cotton and a can of insecticide was
found beside her.
The house's landlady, Ratna, said she found Nuraini's body
after her boyfriend, Feby, 18, urged her to open Nuraini's
bedroom door.
"Feby asked me to open Nuraini's bedroom door because she did
not show up that morning," she said.
Police questioned Feby, who studied at the same school with
Nuraini, at the Central Jakarta Precinct. He said he did not know
any clear reason for Nuraini to kill herself.
"We had a big quarrel the night before she committed suicide.
She threatened to kill herself when I told her during the dispute
that I was going to leave her," Feby was quoted by the police as
saying.
Feby said that they were disputing over "trivial" matters but
did not give details.
Nuraini previously lived in Tangerang's Kotabumi area with her
parents. She moved to the boarding house to be closer to school.
Nuraini's body was taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital for a postmortem examination.
Een Sulaimi committed suicide Wednesday at her house on Jl.
Gandaria, Kebayoran Lama in South Jakarta, using the same
technique.
City Police spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday
that police were still investigating the motive behind Een's
suicide.
"Her family still has no idea about the motive behind Een's
suicide. They admitted that she liked daydreaming and was having
financial difficulties," Aritonang said without elaborating.
"We're checking for other motives related to the mental state
of the victims," he said.
The number of people that have committed suicide this year
more than doubles the last year's number over the corresponding
period. (ivy/edt)