THE police have reported that around 21:30 hours on December 28, miner Vivian La Cruz, 31, of Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara, who had been detained at the Acquero Police Station in the North West District (NWD) after his girlfriend had made a report that he had physically abused and unlawfully wounded her at Kwebanna, NWD, was found hanging from a metal bar in his cell, suspended by one of the legs of his pants.

La Cruz had been the only prisoner in the lockups at the time. Police had arrested him around 17:00 hrs on Saturday, following the report made against him. His body is at the Charity Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem.
Investigations are in progress.