Reggio Emilia: the 26-year-old accused of attempted murder commits suicide in prison
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- Mena Istafanous, a 26-year-old arrested for injuring three people with a screwdriver and running over rescuers in Reggio Emilia, was found hanging in his cell.
- The man was being treated at the Mental Health Centre.
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The man was arrested last Sunday for attacking three people at a petrol station in Reggio Emilia.
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Mena Istafanous, a 26-year-old accused of attacking and injuring three people unknown to him last Sunday at a petrol station in Reggio Emilia, in the Buco del Signore area, killed himself in prison, found hanging in his cell last night shortly after 8pm.
The young man had first hit a woman with a screwdriver then hit two others who had approached to help the victim and stop the attacker. Within an hour he had been arrested and arrested, on suspicion of attempted aggravated murder. He was under treatment at the Mental Health Centre. The three injured were taken to hospital in serious but non-life threatening conditions.
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- What were the surveillance conditions inside the cell?
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This article was originally published by Repubblica Cronaca.
