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Purse snatcher dies at police station

Published: 20 Dec 2012 at 16.30
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A known purse snatcher was found dead in his cell at a police station in Samsen district of Bangkok on Thursday morning.

Pol Gen Jetsada Suaysom, superintendent at Samsen police station, said the body of Attapon Watanawichian, 36, was discovered in the morning suspended from the cell bars by an electrical wire tied around his neck.

Apparently, the man had pulled the wire from the ceiling, coiled it around the cell bars and hanged himself. It was estimated that he had been dead for about six hours.

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bluebottle
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Discussion 2 : 20 Dec 2012 at 19.502
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The alarming thing is 6 hrs how often do the check the prisoners safety. Clearly that is not a priority.
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Discussion 1 : 20 Dec 2012 at 17.151
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Most convicts trying to kill themselves by taking two hands. If they can not use two hands, it becomes difficult to do. Someone, Please develop a special pair of gloves for preventing a suicide. ....like a boxing-glove not using fingers.
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