Guard strung up by pants

JAKARTA (JP): A West Nusa Tenggara security guard was found strung up by his pants in his detention cell yesterday after admitting he was ashamed of being caught stealing money from his employer, police said.

I Ketut Sutesnan, 32, was arrested on charges of stealing Rp 45 million (US$18,750) from Bank Aken in the West Nusa Tenggara capital of Mataram early Monday.

"The suspect begged me not to disclose his case to the media so as not to worsen his anxiety," West Lombok Police Precinct Chief Lt. Col. Junaidhy Tiansyah told Antara.

Sutesnan had also refused his wife's visit because he was so ashamed of what he had done, Junaidhy said.

Doctor Dona of the Mataram General Hospital confirmed the detainee had committed suicide.

Junaidhy said Sutesnan was found in a critical condition at about 4 a.m. yesterday. The detainee died on the way to the hospital, he added. (pan)