PALEMBANG - The police are investigating the death of a prisoner at the Banyuasin Class IIB Narcotics Prison, South Sumatra, who was rushed to the hospital before being declared dead.
Head of Public Relations of South Sumatra Police, Kombes Nandang Mu'min Wijaya, said the victim was known as Sandi (29), a resident of Talang Jambe, Talang Kelapa District, Banyuasin Regency.
"The victim was previously found unconscious in the prison bathroom before being taken to the Emergency Department of Sukajadi Hospital by officers using an ambulance on Tuesday at around 20.40 WIB," he explained in Palembang, Antara, Monday, March 16.
After being examined by a doctor, the victim was declared dead on arrival (DOA).
Based on the information from the doctor at the Emergency Room of Sukajadi Hospital, the initial examination of the respiratory, heart, and brain functions showed no signs of life in the victim. The results of the heart recording also showed that the heart function had stopped.
From the statements of a number of witnesses who were fellow inmates, before the incident the victim had complained about his body condition which was not feeling well.
The victim is said to have told his friend that his body felt like a cold before going to the bathroom to take a shower.
But not long after, the sound of a bucket falling from the bathroom was heard. The victim's roommate then came to the location and found the victim lying on the bathroom floor unconscious.
The other inmates then lifted the victim to the bed and reported the incident to the picket officer inside the prison.
The victim was then taken to the prison clinic for medical treatment.
The prison clinic nurse who examined the victim stated that the victim was unresponsive with very low blood pressure. After coordinating with the prison doctor, the victim was then referred to the nearest hospital.
The victim was then taken to Sukajadi Hospital using an ambulance, but after being examined by a doctor he was declared dead.
The victim's family, who felt strange about the death, then reported the incident to the Talang Kelapa Police.
The police then conducted an investigation by visiting the scene, examining a number of witnesses, and conducting a visum on the victim's body at Bhayangkara Hospital Mohammad Hasan.
However, the family was not willing to have an autopsy performed on the victim and had made an official statement on the stamp.
However, the hospital still carried out an external autopsy on the victim's body.
After the visa process was completed, the victim's body was then brought home by the family and buried at the Talang Jambe Public Cemetery on Wednesday (11/3/2026) at around 14.00 WIB.
"Currently, the police are still investigating the incident and are also waiting for the results of the visum from Bhayangkara Hospital Mohammad Hasan Palembang," said Nandang.
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