Suspect found unresponsive in Chaguanas police cell

A 24-year-old woman was found unresponsive in a cell at the Chaguanas police station on the night of January 17.

The woman, from Salvary Road in Las Lomas, had been detained for questioning over a robbery.

Police said around 8.30 pm, a policewoman went to check on her and saw a red long-sleeved top wrapped around her neck.

The officer called out to the woman, who did not respond, police said.

She alerted her colleagues and, on opening the cell, found the woman on the floor

The police took her in a marked police van to the Chaguanas district health facility.

Investigations are ongoing.

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In case of an emergency (attempted suicide), people can call 990, 811 or 999.