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Man in his 40s dies while in police custody

July 22, 2019 06:00 am JST 4 Comments

OSAKA

A man in his 40s who was arrested Saturday on suspicion of property destruction died while in custody in Hiraoka, Higashi-Osaka, police said Sunday.

According to Osaka prefectural police, the man, who has not been named, was arrested at around 2:35 p.m. Saturday and taken to the police station. Police said that when the man was put in his cell at 4:15 p.m., he seemed OK.

At around 6:30 p.m., the man started having convulsions and he was taken to hospital. However, he died at around 8:15 p.m., police said.

Police said an autopsy will be held to determine the cause of death.

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Serrano
July 22, 2019 03:41 pm JST

Could be the guy started having convulsions all on his own. Anything's possible.

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Omachi
July 22, 2019 10:15 pm JST

I just want to know if he was employed... and of course why.

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B. Jay
July 23, 2019 04:17 pm JST

Something doesn't add up on this story. Could it be that he was mistreated and manhandled while in custody?

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Mark Harris
July 23, 2019 05:57 pm JST

Obviously the work of some cowardly thugs...oh he was where?

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