CONVICTED KIDNAPPER ARIEL CASTRO FOUND HANGED IN HIS JAIL CELL.
Ariel Castro, who was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years
for kidnapping and raping three women, as
well as murder, committed suicide in his prison cell Tuesday night, the Frankin
County, Ohio, coroner's office said.
Authorities
found Castro, 52, hanged in his cell at the Correctional Reception Center in
Orient, Ohio, about 9:20 p.m., the state's Department of Corrections said.
Prison
medical staff tried to revive him but failed. Castro
hanged himself with a bedsheet, Dr. Jan Gorniak of the Franklin County
Coroner's Office told CNN Wednesday.
"He
was housed in protective custody which means he was in a cell by himself and
rounds are required every 30 minutes at staggered intervals," JoEllen
Smith of the corrections department told CNN in a written statement.
"A
thorough review of this incident is under way," she added.
Castro is the father
of Berry's 6-year-old daughter, DNA tests confirmed.
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