Prisoner dies in hospital after suffering haemorrhagic stroke

A 64-year-old male prisoner at Shek Pik Prison died in a public hospital on Monday after being diagnosed with a haemorrhagic stroke, the Correctional Services Department said.

The prisoner was sent to hospital on August 2 for treatment due to physical discomfort. His condition deteriorated during hospitalisation and he was certified dead at 8.34pm.

The case has been reported to police and a death inquest will be held by the Coroner's Court. The prisoner had been serving a sentence for murder since 2000.

𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽 ↓