Another inmate dies of unknown causes at Coloane Prison

A 42-year-old inmate died on Friday evening at Macau’s Public Hospital (CHCSJ) after being transported there by the Coloane Prison services on the previous day, the Correctional Service Bureau (DSC) announced in a statement on Saturday.
According to the statement, the detainee, a Macau resident who was serving a 15-month sentence starting from November 2015 for serious offences of physical assault, had a medical history of multiple health problems.
The same report states that the detainee had presented signs of cardiac arrhythmia on Thursday and was subsequently transported to the CHCSJ where he received cardiac treatment that was ultimately unsuccessful.
The cause of his death was still being investigated by the hospital.
This is the second death among inmates at the Coloane Prison, after on June 15 another detainee passed away, also due to unknown causes.  RM