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Doctor who examined Jessica, Hani gives testimony
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Defendant Jessica Kumala Wongso reads a document during a hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court on Thursday. She stands accused of murdering Wayan Mirna Salihin. (Antara Photo/Yudhi Mahatma)
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r. Ardianto of Abdi Waluyo Hospital in Central Jakarta said on Monday that he examined Boon Juwita, aka Hani, and Jessica Kumala Wongso soon after Wayan Mirna Salihin died from drinking a Vietnamese iced coffee at Olivier café on Jan. 6.
Hani told him that she had also sipped the coffee and was scared she could die like Mirna.
“She was worried and asked me, ‘Will I die too because I drank coffee from Mirna’s glass?’” Ardianto told the judges on Monday during a hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court, where Jessica is being tried for murder in the case.
After checking her blood pressure and conducting a physical examination, Ardianto concluded that Hani had not been poisoned. He prescribed a laxative and suggested that Hani eat and drink as much as possible so her body could remove any poison naturally.
Meanwhile, Jessica claimed to be suffering from a shortness of breath, until Ardianto gave her oxygen. She told the doctor that she had asthma. However, Ardianto said Jessica did not present with symptoms of asthma, namely a squeaky sound when breathing.
“She also didn’t seem to suffer from chest pains like people with asthma. When I checked her with a stethoscope, she was normal. She also didn’t look pale,” Ardianto said.
Meanwhile, Jessica’s lawyer Otto Hasibuan said Jessica may have been shocked by Mirna’s death, causing her to be short of breath. The shock could have triggered her asthma to relapse, he added. (bbn)
