A resident of Azerbaijan’s Sheki district has hanged himself in his cell in a prison of the Penitentiary Service in the district, APA reported.
Shaki resident Akram Najafov (1961) had been sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing his nephew in 2015.
The Sheki district prosecutor’s office has opened a criminal case on article 125 (bringing to suicide). The investigation is ongoing.