Covid-19 patients at the Indonesian University Hospital committed suicide by jumping from the 13th floor

DEPOK, KOMPAS.com – A 53-year-old Covid-19 positive patient committed suicide by jumping from a window on the 13th floor of the University Hospital of Indonesia, Depok, West Java, on Thursday afternoon (3/9/2020).

The head of the Depok Metropolitan Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Kompol Wadi Sabani, said the incident occurred at 10.50 WIB.

According to Wadi, shortly before the suicide, the nurses scheduled the nurse’s blood draw.

“Around 10:00 am, the witness (nurse) planned to take the victim’s blood, but had not yet had a chance to collect the victim’s blood. The witness received a call and left the room of the victim first. victim, “Wadi said in a written statement to reporters Thursday night.

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While talking on the phone, the nurse heard the sound of glass breaking from inside the victim’s room.

“Then the witness looked inside and found that the glass in the window was broken,” Wadi said.

“After that, the witness tried to see from a different angle and saw the patient lying on the roof of the building (sixth floor) of UI Hospital,” he added.

Another nurse on duty on the fifth floor also provided similar information. She heard the sound of objects falling quite loudly from the room on the fifth floor.

“Then the witness went up to the sixth floor and found a patient lying on the sixth floor,” Wadi said.

From the results of the crime scene investigation, police suspect that the victim smashed the window glass on the 13th floor of the hospital with an oxygen cylinder.