Tyrel
Martin Marhanka, a 41-year-old resident of Taiwan fatally stabbed himself in the neck in a Taiwan
courtroom on Thursday, 16th of June during his sentencing for drug
possession charges.
The
incident happened moments after the judge sentenced Marhanka to four years in
prison for the possession of illegal drugs and growing marijuana, which he
stated were for his own personal use. According to reports, Tyrel was believed
to have dismantled a pair of scissors and hidden them in a magazine to avoid
the courtroom metal detectors. Witnesses said they heard Tyrel scream, “I don’t
want to live anymore” before stabbing himself with the sharp object. He was immediately
taken to a hospital, but doctors were unable to save him.
Court
officials said they plan to improve security measures and introduce X-ray
machines to scan people before entering the courtroom in order to prevent a
future occurrence of such incident.
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