Elderly Dies After Falling From 23rd Floor Apartment In Kemayoran, Police Conduct Investigation Because Not Sure Suicide

Fanny, the elderly wife who died after falling from the 23rd floor of the Palazzo Apartment, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta / Photo: IST

JAKARTA - An elderly man (elderly) with the initials RCL (63) jumped from the 23rd floor of the Palazzo Apartment, on Jalan Benjamin Sueb, Kebon Blank, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Thursday, February 24, morning.

The victim is thought to be suffering from depression due to an incurable illness. This was confirmed by the statement of Fenny, the victim's wife, that her husband had been ill for a long time.

"My husband was having porridge for breakfast, so I just went to the bathroom for a while," said Fenny to officers, Thursday, February 24.

Since 5 years ago, continued Fenny, the victim often underwent dialysis treatment for the disease she was suffering from.

"I heard a sound like something was falling and it turned out that my husband was already under the apartment building," he said.

Confirmed separately, the Head of the Kemayoran Police, Kompol Ewo Samono, confirmed that a resident of the Palazzo apartment died when he fell from the 23rd floor of the Palazzo Apartment. The victim was found already on the ground floor dead.

"We don't know whether the victim committed suicide or not. We are still investigating about the occupants of the apartment who died," he said when contacted by reporters.