Former American NFL star, Aaron Hernandez, who was convicted of murder in 2015, has allegedly killed himself.
Hernandez’s
death comes five days after he was acquitted of murdering two men in
Boston in 2012. However, he was still serving a life without parole
sentence for murdering his sister’s boyfriend, Odin Lloyd, in North
Attleborough in 2013.
Prison officials say, Hernandez, 27, was found hanging around 3:05 am Wednesday morning in his Massachusetts prison cell in what seems to be an apparent suicide.
death comes five days after he was acquitted of murdering two men in
Boston in 2012. However, he was still serving a life without parole
sentence for murdering his sister’s boyfriend, Odin Lloyd, in North
Attleborough in 2013.
Prison officials say, Hernandez, 27, was found hanging around 3:05 am Wednesday morning in his Massachusetts prison cell in what seems to be an apparent suicide.
Confirming
his death, the Massachusetts Department of Correction in a statement
said:
his death, the Massachusetts Department of Correction in a statement
said:
‘Lifesaving techniques were attempted on Mr. Hernandez and he was
transported to UMASS Leominster, where he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. by a physician at the hospital.
Mr.
Hernandez was in a single cell in a general population housing. He hanged himself utilizing a bed sheet that he attached to his
cell window. Mr. Hernandez also attempted to block his door from the
inside by jamming the door with various items.’
It was however reported that he was not kept on a suicide watch neither did he leave a suicide note in his cell.
Authorities
are now investigating the death of the former New England Patriots star
who was released in June 2013 immediately after his arrest for the
murder of Odin Lloyd.
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