Male prisoner in his 40s died of attempted suicide at Tokyo Fuchu Prison

Male prisoner in his 40s commits suicide at Tokyo Fuchu Prison and died on August 10, 19:47

An inmate in his 40s died in a suicide attempt at a Fuchu prison in Tokyo on the 9th.

At around 7:50 pm on the 9th, a prison officer found a male prisoner in his 40s hanging his neck on a bed railed shirt in a single room in a Fuchu prison in Fuchu, Tokyo, and went to a hospital. It was carried, but it was confirmed dead approximately one hour later.

According to the Fuchu prison, this inmate was swallowing a foreign substance on the 5th of this month, so he moved to a room with a camera and confirmed the action, but when the prison officer rushed to see because he disappeared, the camera He hanged his neck between the bed and the toilet, which is the blind spot.

In the prison, he also conducted patrols every 20 minutes, but the last confirmation confirmed that the prisoner was sitting on the toilet seat and no incidents were seen.

On the other hand, according to the prison, it took about 13 minutes for the prison officer to be contacted and confirmed after the inmate was not visible by the camera that was confirming the action, so the prison took time. It is supposed to verify the background.

"We are sorry that the inmates committed suicide, and we will make thorough visits to the inmates to prevent recurrence," said Fuchu Prison Director Kenichi Matsumura.