December 05, 2009

The Man Falling off The Seventh Floor Named Richard


Friday, 4 December 2009 | 4:02 PM

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — The man suspected to have jumped from the seventh floor of Mangga Dua Square building s called Richard. He was 37 years old and lived in Kerang Lima, Central Jakarta. According to Ling Chandra, a close relative of the victim, so far the family hasn't pieced together the chronology of the incident.

"He was married to this woman," she pointed at Richard's wife at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital's morgue, Jakarta, Friday, "He was born in 1972 and he lived in Kerang Lima, Central Jakarta. So far the family isn't clear about the chronology. He either fell off the seventh or eleventh floor."

Currently the family is still waiting for the police identification in front of the morgue. They are in mourning and unwilling to give further explanations.

As reported, Friday, at 3.30 am, several Mangga Dua Square security officers found Richard's body around the yard of the shopping center. He was suspected to have died after falling from the seventh floor. But, so far it's still unclear whether he jumped or whether there were other causes to his falling.

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