Woman found dead outside home

Woman found dead outside home

JAKARTA (JP): Neighbors found a housewife dead in front of her
home early on Wednesday morning in a red-light district in East
Jakarta.

Karniti, 35, is believed to have died from a single stab wound
to her heart.

Her body was sent for autopsy to Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital in Central Jakarta.

Her husband, Sasmita, 40, said at the hospital's morgue he did
not know the circumstances of her death in Prumpung, Rawa Bunga,
because he was not at home.

"I was guarding one of our food stalls on Jl. Otista."

He said Udin, one of his neighbors, told him Karniti was found
lying as though she had fainted.

"I went out of the house at 1:30 a.m. and left her alone
because she said she wanted to sleep," Sasmita said.

He said he did not know if the house had been robbed because
he had yet to return to home. (emf)