Man dies after being found unconscious in cell at Fukuoka police station

What other one die? How many people die while in custody, just because Japan can detain people multiple days even to extract false confession.

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/diabetic-detainee-dies-in-police-custody-after-not-eating-for-3-days-or-being-given-medication

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/update1-video-of-sri-lankan-who-died-in-detention-in-japan-shown-to-public

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/07/national/wishma-video-footage-public-view/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/03/01/films/way-home-documentary-shines-spotlight-death-disabled-man-interaction-police/

There is something VERY wrong with the police and "justice" system in this country. This has to change.

“Police said the man had tied one end of his pants around the toilet door in his cell and the other around his neck.”

Rather an unusual way to kill oneself.

A very misleading headline. It should read, man commits suicide in custody........

The Japanese justice system of being locked up indefinitely without a charge has to change. This guy was facing a minor drug charge. Now, he is dead. Many countries have security cameras in watch house cells just to avoid this kind of situation.

A very misleading headline. It should read, man commits suicide in custody........

We have no clue what happened inside, he might need to endure multiple days of long harsh interrogation. Not all people can handle that.

Interesting is, that there’s overdone surveillance and the related equipment everywhere you can ever think of, but only in those cells there’s not any. That’s obviously a very suspicious statistical outlier.

Drug addicts should go to councilling, not prison cells.

Coming off the gear in a prison cell. Just couldn’t do it.

Drug addicts should go to counselling, not prison cells.

Nothing in the article suggests he's a drug addict. But I agree with your sentiment.

He wasn’t even in a prison, just a police station holding cell. Wouldn’t blame the police here. Didn’t Jeffery Epstein die the same way inside a maximum security prison in the US?

There is something VERY wrong with the police and "justice" system in this country. This has to change.

I agree. I think it wouldn't be a bad idea if J-police would carry body cameras on them, that would clear up any discrepancies and also show transparency, I know I'm reaching, but it would definitely provide answers and cops as well as the perpetrators would be on notice.

How long was he in the cell?

Why is t that

Not mentioned in the article

If employed then being unable to work for days would lead to dismissal even if not prosecuted

A punishment without a conviction

Why keep someone in a cell for days (?) if he was found with drugs then he should have been charged, arraigned and released.

The police are unjust in this country

An officer said the man appeared alright when he asked for water at around 12:30 a.m.

First of all, the only evidence available is what the officers are saying. They didn't take any photos?

So, asked for water at 12:30. Did he get the water? How long did the officer bringing the water stay? Dead at 1a.m. He had thirty minutes to drink his water, wait for the officer to leave, take off his pants, and somehow manage to hang himself in a prison cell, built to make that impossible, and at 1a.m. he was found dead. Needless to say, I don't buy this story!

According to police, the man was found unconscious in his cell at the police station in Nishi Ward at around 1 a.m. Friday, Kyodo News reported. He was taken to a hospital where he died at around 8 a.m., police said. The cause of death was asphyxiation, police said.

He died 7 hours after he was discovered.

The man had been in the cell alone since having been arrested last week on suspicion of violating the Stimulant Drugs Control Law.

The police can hold someone for 21 days I think.

"Police said the man had tied one end of his pants around the toilet door in his cell and the other around his neck."

"The cause of death was asphyxiation, police said."

"tied one end of his pants around his neck"

Now why would he do that?

@Btang

In order to asphyxiate himself, obviously.

wallaceToday  12:39 pm JST

According to police, the man was found unconscious in his cell at the police station in Nishi Ward at around 1 a.m. Friday, Kyodo News reported. He was taken to a hospital where he died at around 8 a.m., police said. The cause of death was asphyxiation, police said.

He died 7 hours after he was discovered.

Only a doctor can confirm death so 8am is when he was confirmed to be dead by a doctor. This is often the case here.

Only a doctor can confirm death so 8am is when he was confirmed to be dead by a doctor. This is often the case here.

Are you saying it took a doctor 7 hours to look at the body?

Are you saying it took a doctor 7 hours to look at the body?

This is a possibility. I should have used the word "probably" or "possibly". Maybe there was no doctor available, maybe the "hospital" mentioned in the article was, closed for the night, unable to find a doctor, inept, who knows. One can only speculate based on the information in the article. The reality of the situation could have been very different, who knows.

Fredrik

*An officer said the man appeared alright when he asked for water at around 12:30 a.m.*

First of all, the only evidence available is what the officers are saying. They didn't take any photos?

sakurasuki

A very misleading headline. It should read, man commits suicide in custody........

We have no clue what happened inside, he might need to endure multiple days of long harsh interrogation. Not all people can handle that.

@Harry_Gatto,

In order to asphyxiate himself, obviously.

not according to Fredrik & sakurasuki post. but I'm glad you were willing to post the MAJOR answer for everyone.

You should have addressed them first.

in da newssssssssssssss

The man had been in the cell alone since having been arrested last week on suspicion of violating the Stimulant Drugs Control Law.

Oh boy.. allegedly messing with that JUNK.. usually ends in jail or death or knee deep in mess.

ref:

Narcotics Anonymous on line.

The police are negligent by not keeping up observation of the detained.

It is a usual case in Japan

Too many people are dying in police custody

Police negligence!

The state needs to be sued more often here

BtangToday  02:31 pm JST

@Harry_Gatto,

In order to asphyxiate himself, obviously.

not according to Fredrik & sakurasuki post. but I'm glad you were willing to post the MAJOR answer for everyone.

You should have addressed them first.

in da newssssssssssssss

I have no idea what you're talking about here, do you?

You asked why he would tie one end of his pants to a door and the other to his neck; I can think of only one reason to do that which is that he wished to kill himself and it appears that he was successful in that. I see little point in asking/addressing other posters who were not there.

”Nothing to see here, move along”

In an article where a name or nationality SHOULD be posted, it is completely omitted! I say it should be posted because in cases like these, its usually a foreigner, and in omitting their name or nationality is another way Japan tries to save itself from the continuous negative backlash when it comes to the treatment and handling of foreign nationals in their custody. Need I bring up how they deleted 700 plus hours of footage when it came to covering up the death of Wishma Sandamali?

https://www.newscutter.lk/sri-lanka-news/wishma-sandamali-japanese-27122022-55243/

This guy was facing a minor drug charge. 

His career was over, his relationships were also probably over. No forgiveness in Japan. Sad.