defendant in a child sex abuse case, Suhaimi Rinaldi, 40, was found dead from an apparent suicide inside his cell at Depok Penitentiary, West Java, on Tuesday afternoon.
His body was found hanged on a clothesline, by an officer who had come to pick him up for his trial, said Depok Penitentiary head warden Sohibur Rachman.
Suhaimi had been detained at the penitentiary for a month as he was accused of molesting a child. According to his cellmate, Susanto, 23, Suhaimi had tried to commit suicide several times. At one occasion, Suhaimi drank soap water, he said.
Sukmajaya Police precinct chief Comr. I Gusti Ngurah Bronet Ranapati said investigators are currently treating the incident as a suicide.
"No traces of violence was found on the victim's body. He likely hanged himself when his roommate was not aware," Bronet said as quoted by kompas.com.
Police are still questioning Susanto as they continue their investigation.
Suhaimi's body has been taken to the National Police hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, to undergo an autopsy. (yon)
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