Friday, December 10, 2010
A 51-YEAR-OLD man working at Brunei Shell Petroleum is thought to have committed suicide by hanging from a Telbru tower with a 1.5-metre electric cable yesterday morning.
Suspended on the tower located 15 kilometres into Jalan Kuala Balai in Belait, the hanging body was discovered by Telbru personnel at about 9.45am, and he immediately contacted the police.
Personnel from the Fire and Rescue Department were also contacted to help remove the body from the tower.
According to information from the Kuala Belait Police Station, the tower is about 55 metres tall and the man was found hanging about 3 to 4 metres above ground. The firefighters scaled the tower using ropes, and it took them several hours to dismantle the cable and remove the body so as not cause further damage to the body.
The man was pronounced dead by medical officers soon after arriving at the hospital.
The deceased was last seen the night before at the site and the police officer said there has been no police report made by family members of his whereabouts earlier. According to the Kuala Belait police, foul play is not suspected at the moment, but they will need to wait for the autopsy report to ascertain the cause of death, before investigating the motive behind the case.
The body was sent to RIPAS hospital, and an autopsy was scheduled for yesterday evening.
courtesy of--The Brunei Times
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