Mentally ill man found dead after ‘fight in ward’

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SIBU: A 43-year-old man died yesterday morning after an alleged fight with a 16-year-old boy in Sibu Hospital on Wednesday morning.

Sibu police chief ACP Mohd Kamal Kordi when contacted yesterday confirmed the case.

Belly Berayun was pronounced dead in the Intensive Care Unit at 8.35am yesterday.

Around 6.30am on Wednesday, a medical assistant heard a commotion in a toilet at the psychiatric ward and forced open the toilet door to find Belly lying on the floor in a pool of blood with a boy standing next to him.

Belly, who was found injured on his eyes, neck and nose, had a record of mental problem and had been admitted to the ward since eight years ago, while the boy was admitted to the ward on March 21 this year.

A post-mortem on Belly’s body is to be carried out today.