Body of woman found in gutter

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Mon, 06/19/2006 1:24 PM  |  Jakarta

JAKARTA: An unidentified woman was found dead Saturday in a one-meter deep gutter in Jl. Teluk Gong Raya, Pejagalan, North Jakarta.

Supardi, 39, said residents had started to complain about a horrible smell coming from the gutter.

""I thought it was the smell of a dead rat, but when I opened the plank covering the gutter, I saw a human hand,"" he said.

The remains were of a woman approximately 20 years old.

The body was sent to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Central Jakarta, for autopsy.

The preliminary police report concluded the woman died of physical abuse. -- JP

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