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| Inmate hangs himself in Berks County Prison |
| By Reading Eagle |
| Published: 05/04/2009 |
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Reading man accused of biting chunk from son's neck hangs himself in Berks County Prison Corrections Officers find 34-year-old hanging by bedsheets in his cell The city man accused of biting a chunk from his 1-year-old son's neck and stabbing his ex-girlfriend committed suicide in Berks County Prison Friday night, state police said. Aaron Barragan-Cruz, 34, who had no known address when arrested but had lived in the 100 block of Rose Street, was found about 9:30 p.m., hanging by bedsheets tied to his bed in his prison cell. He had been alone in the cell. Troopers said [Corrections Officers] and ambulance personnel tried to revive him but could not. He was pronounced dead by members of the Berks County coroner's office at 10:40 p.m. An autopsy was scheduled. The coroner's office referred all questions about the hanging to state police. No one answered the phone at the prison Saturday. Barragan-Cruz had told police Thursday that he had "snapped" during the attack on the child that afternoon. According to police: Barragan-Cruz forced his way into a house in the 100 block of Rose Street and stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Altagracia Abikarram, in a hip. Barragan-Cruz then grabbed the couple's 1-year-old son from a crib and bit him, tearing out a large chunk of flesh near his throat. The boy's 76-year-old grandmother, Vacilia Abikarram, got into the fight, likely saving the child's life, police said. One of the women called 9-1-1. As patrolmen arrived, Barragan-Cruz was leaving the house and surrendered without a struggle. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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