THE Police Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating purported breaches of the Standard Operating Procedures regarding custody of prisoners with one of them found hanging in a cell at the Mahdia Police Station on Wednesday.

Dead is Shameer Khan, 53, of 111 Miles, Mahdia. He was found hanging in a cell at the Mahdia Police Station about 15:40hrs. Enquiries disclosed that Khan was arrested and charged with simple larceny and fined $40,000 or an alternative of eighteen months imprisonment. He was unable to pay the fine and was placed in custody. The body is presently at the Mahdia Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.