An Unidentified Man Dies Under A Kampung Melayu Flyover, Residents Call A Scavenger Victim Who Often Drinks Alcohol

The location where the body of a middle-aged man was found under the Kampung Melayu Flyover, East Jakarta/ Photo: ISt

JAKARTA - A man estimated to be 53 years old was found lying dead under the Kampung Melayu Flyover, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta, Tuesday, June 14.

The discovery of the unidentified corpse immediately caused a commotion among residents around the location. The victim is thought to have died from an overdose (OD) of liquor. The reason, according to local residents, the victim's daily life often drink alcohol. However, the exact cause of the victim is still under investigation by the police.

From the description of Dewi, one of the residents at the location, two days before being found dead, the victim was seen in the same location. Dewi said, the daily victim is a scavenger.

"See last two days ago. He was eating there. Every day he is here (under the Flyover) Kampung Melayu. He is a scavenger," said Dewi to reporters, Tuesday, June 14.

Dewi suspected that the victim drank too much liquor (alcohol) every day.

"Maybe because most of them are drunk, drinking alcohol," he said.

Furthermore, the victim's body was evacuated by the Jatinegara Police to the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta for an autopsy.