Young broker dies after leap from 37th floor of building

Young broker dies after leap from 37th floor of building

JAKARTA (JP): A stressed out young broker allegedly jumped to
his death from the 37th floor of the Bank BNI 46 building on Jl.
Sudirman in Central Jakarta, early on Thursday morning.

Tanah Abang Police subprecinct chief Adj. Comr. Fadil Imran
said that the victim, identified as Andrean Limoel Ciputra, 28,
was an employee of PT Duta Integran Nusantara, which deals in
foreign exchange.

Andrean's office is located on the 37th floor of the BNI
building.

"According to Andrean's work colleagues, Andrean was suffering
from stress and depression, allegedly because he had caused his
clients to suffer great losses in business," Fadil told reporters.

"Andrean had left a suicide note for his parents and
girlfriend, at his rented room on Jl. Casablanca in Kuningan
(South Jakarta)."

In the note, Fadil said, Andrean apologized to his parents and
girlfriend, Euis, 20, for being unable to fulfill their dreams
and wishes.

"There were some dollar-sales and dollar-buying slips or
receipts of some kind, in Andrean's rented room... on one of them
was written: God Help Me!" Fadil said.

Andrean was reportedly due to marry Euis next month.

"We have yet to find any indications of a homicide in this
case. So far, it is still suicide for us, but we are still
investigating," Fadil said.

Police have so far questioned nine colleagues of Andrean, all
of whom testified that Andrean had recently been in an extremely
depressed state, because he had reportedly caused his clients
major losses.

Two BNI security guards were the first to find Andrean's badly
broken and bleeding corpse, lying at the base of the BNI 46
building, at 3 a.m. on Thursday. (ylt)