Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4
Correctional officers stopped a 35-year-old male person in custody from attempting to commit suicide by hanging in Stanley Prison today (May 15).
At 0.26am today, a correctional officer found the person in custody attempting to commit suicide by hanging with a bedsheet tied to the window grille bars of his cell. The officer immediately called for reinforcements to rescue and provide first-aid treatment to him. The person in custody was found unconscious at the time and was subsequently sent to a public hospital for further treatment. The case has been reported to the Police.
A spokesman for the Correctional Services Department said, “The department uses all possible measures to prevent persons in custody from attempting suicide or self-harm. These measures include administrative arrangements, improvement of institution facilities, staff training and first-aid services.”
The person in custody was sentenced to imprisonment for the offence of rape in 2025.