Separated From Wife And Children, Baby Clothing Businessman Found Dead Hanging In His Kitchen

JAKARTA - A baby equipment businessman was found dead by hanging himself in the kitchen of his house located at Jalan Kramat Sawah 7, RT 06/07, Paseban Village, Senen District, Central Jakarta, Thursday 7 April, afternoon. The victim was found in a condition already emitting an unpleasant odor.

According to Mochamad Mahbudin, secretary of RT 06/07, the victim lived alone in house number 7.

"He has lived alone in his house since the beginning of the COVID-19 period, while his wife and children live in the Kelapa Gading area," said the man who is familiarly called Budi when VOI met at the scene, Thursday, April 7 afternoon.

Furthermore, Budi said, the victim was a baby clothing businessman. The man who died had the initials W (60).

"He has a shop at Pasar Paseban. He sells baby equipment. Sometimes he opens his own shop," he said

The victim was first discovered by Ferdi, one of the residents who suspected that there was a bad smell in the victim's house.

"Pak Ferdi came to smell (bad smell). Then when his family came, they said that the victim had not been home for four to five days," he said.

After checking into the victim's house, it turned out that the victim had been found dead beside the kitchen of his house.

"Found next to the kitchen, there is a wall barrier. Near the clothesline, downstairs," he said.

The residents then contacted the Senen Police and DKI Jakarta Black Cross officers to evacuate the bodies. The victim's body was then put into a body bag and taken to the RSCM for further processing. Meanwhile, the case is being handled by the Senen Police.