A PERSON deprived of liberty died due to apparent suicide inside his cell at the Leyte Provincial Jail in Palo, Leyte Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
The victim, of legal age and a resident of Barangay Palali in Mc Arthur town, was found hanging using a fabric rope inside cell number 4 around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday.
The incident was reported to Palo Municipal Police Station around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 21.
Initial investigation conducted disclosed that the victim was alone at cell number 4 in the annex building for the reason that he has a cough, police said in the report.
A prison guard said he did not notice anything strange to the victim when he conducted accounting of the inmate around 10 p.m. Tuesday.
However, authorities said the victim had a problem with his cases.
Based on the record, the victim was sentenced to reclusion perpetua for the crime of rape and was presently charged for the crime of frustrated homicide, according to the police.
The victim was brought to Schistosomiasis Hospital but pronounced dead on arrival by duty the attending physician. (SunStar Philippines)
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