Depressed: Prison inmate attempts suicide
The motivation behind his suicide attempt has yet to be ascertained.
HYDERABAD:
A murder convict attempted to kill himself by slitting his throat with a shaving blade in Central Prison, Hyderabad, on Thursday. However, timely medical help saved his life. The 40-year-old prisoner was convicted in July 2011 in a murder case in Jamshoro. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. The jail superintendent said that shaving razors were allowed for prisoners. The inmate met a relative who had come to visit on Tuesday after which he was visibly depressed. The motivation behind his suicide attempt has yet to be ascertained.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2015.
A murder convict attempted to kill himself by slitting his throat with a shaving blade in Central Prison, Hyderabad, on Thursday. However, timely medical help saved his life. The 40-year-old prisoner was convicted in July 2011 in a murder case in Jamshoro. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. The jail superintendent said that shaving razors were allowed for prisoners. The inmate met a relative who had come to visit on Tuesday after which he was visibly depressed. The motivation behind his suicide attempt has yet to be ascertained.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2015.