Sunday February 12, 2012

Homeless man attempts suicide in restroom at NHK Osaka

OSAKA —

A man was found bleeding from the chest after emerging from a restroom at NHK’s Osaka studio on Monday. According to police, around 11:40 a.m., a female janitor entered a restroom on the first floor after hearing what sounded like a man groaning. When she knocked on the door, the man came out and and pleaded for the woman to call an ambulance.

The man told authorities he was 36, homeless and that he had tried to kill himself. “Life has become too hard and I wanted to die, so I stabbed myself.” He had a bloody knife wrapped in a paper bag.

According to NHK, at the time of the incident, there was an event on the first floor of the building, and the lavatory was available to the public.

The man is in a stable condition.

News reports

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    some14some

    Poor fellow going for LIVE suicidal performance without audition that too at NHK studio. My sympathies to poor homeless and rich NHK.

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    BTADT

    The nexus and victims of constant double blinds....

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    Pukey2

    Logic dictates that if you want to die, you do NOT request an ambulance.

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    gogogo

    Wow failed at suicide as well.

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    BTADT

    Good point, all humans are born to die, yet still he requested an ambulance…he is one up on you then…OK, single blind with a hearst in tow?

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