Patient shoots himself dead in hospital bed

A 44-year-old man, who suffered from cancer, shot himself dead in his hospital bed in the north Moravian town of Havířov, the news agency ČTK reported on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday evening, September 5, when he used his legally held handgun to commit suicide. The terminally ill patient did not injure any members of the staff. The police are not investigating how the man got the weapon to the hospital.

Author: Jan Richter