ITB student found dead in Bandung boarding house

Bandung, CNN Indonesia —

Student at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Kimberly Tanus, who is a student majoring in Engineering Physics, Faculty of Industrial Technology class of 2021, was found dead in her lodging house on Jalan Cisitu, Bandung City, Tuesday (1/10) .

Coblong Police Chief, Police Commissioner Riki Erickson, said the student was suspected to have died due to illness.

“It is suspected that he is ill,” said the police chief when contacted on his mobile phone.

Meanwhile, ITB said that Kimberly had last communicated with her colleague on Sunday (29/9).

“(The student) has complained about his ill health,” said ITB Public Relations Officer Naomi Haswanto, in an official statement.

The next day, the family tried to contact the student. But, Naomi continued, there was no response from Kimberly. Even on the same day, Kimberly did not attend the speech.

Naomi said the family asked for help on Tuesday morning from the residents who were guarding their children’s boarding house. The manager of the lodging house, who was asked to investigate, found the door of the room open and the deceased was found face down.

Unwilling to wake the student, the residents asked other residents and the police for help.

“The medical team that arrived with the police pronounced the deceased deceased,” he wrote.

ITB asks all parties to respect the family’s privacy at this time of grief. They will also continue to coordinate with the authorities to ensure that all treatment processes run smoothly and according to procedures.

(csr/gil)

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