Two more women commit suicide
Two more women commit suicide
JAKARTA (JP): Two more women have committed suicide by
drinking insecticide it was reported yesterday, taking this
week's death toll of such cases to three.
The bodies of Nining, 30, a resident of Jl. Tripar, Cilincing,
North Jakarta, and Parwati, 22, of Jl. Letjen Suprapto, Cempaka
Putih, Central Jakarta, were sent by police to the Cipto
Mangunkusumo general hospital's morgue yesterday for a post
mortem.
Nining's body was sent by the Cilincing police subprecinct,
in North Jakarta, on Tuesday, while Parwati's was forwarded by
the Cempaka Putih police subprecinct, in Central Jakarta,
yesterday.
Chief Sergeant Charmadi of the Cempaka Putih police
subprecinct said that Parwati was a housemaid and that her
employers had been questioned.
Parwati was found in her room with a glass of insecticide at
her side at 5:15 a.m. yesterday, he said.
The employers said there had been no arguments between them
and the victim, but Charmadi said police would investigate it
further.
No further details were available on the death of Nining.
Siska Anggraeni, a 16-year-old student of SMEA Al-Khairiyah in
North Jakarta, also committed suicide by drinking insecticide
Tuesday. (04)