TV personality Dewi referred to prosecutors for hitting manager over dog

TOKYO - Dewi Sukarno, the Japanese TV personality and widow of former Indonesian President Sukarno, was referred Friday to prosecutors for allegedly hitting and kicking her manager after the death of her dog, police said.

The female manager in her 30s took Dewi's dog to an animal hospital after its health condition worsened. By the time Dewi arrived at the clinic in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 28, the dog had already died. She subsequently assaulted the manager, according to the police.