Detainee at Menoyia attempts suicide

A Syrian detainee at the Menoyia detention centre on Thursday attempted to commit suicide.

Police said the incident happened at around 5pm while the other detainees were in the recreation area. The Syrian prisoner tried to hang himself using a bedsheet in his room. He was taken to hospital and authorities said he was “in good health” after being treated.

The attempt comes on top of a wave of suicides at the Nicosia central prisons, which have prompted a shakeup at the facility.

 

 

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