Australian expert questions cyanide poisoning in alleged coffee murder in Indonesia

By Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies
Updated September 7 2016 - 9:13am, first published September 6 2016 - 9:56pm
Jessica Wongso appears in court in Jakarta accused of poisoning her friend with a Vietnamese iced coffee.  Photo: Tatan Syuflana
Jessica Wongso appears in court in Jakarta accused of poisoning her friend with a Vietnamese iced coffee. Photo: Tatan Syuflana
Customers walk past a poster advertising iced Vietnamese coffee at the Monviet Cafe, in Jakarta. Photo: Jefri Tarigan
Customers walk past a poster advertising iced Vietnamese coffee at the Monviet Cafe, in Jakarta. Photo: Jefri Tarigan
Iced coffee at Olivier Cafe, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Jefri Tarigan
Iced coffee at Olivier Cafe, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Jefri Tarigan
Jessica Wongso, is accused of murdering her friend by poisoning her with cyanide. Photo: Tatan Syuflana
Jessica Wongso, is accused of murdering her friend by poisoning her with cyanide. Photo: Tatan Syuflana

Jakarta: A forensic pathologist from Australia has raised doubts over whether an Indonesian woman was poisoned with cyanide in the latest twist to an alleged murder that has gripped Indonesia and piqued a morbid fascination with Vietnamese iced coffee.

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