Man accused of beating wife found hanging in Lethem Police Station

Carl Benedict

A man who was arrested on a complaint of domestic violence on May 5th was found hanging yesterday in his cell at the Lethem Police Station.

The police in a statement yesterday said that  on May 5, 2024, they  received a call from a concerned resident reporting that Carl Benedict, 37,  was assaulting his wife.

“Ranks responded to the report, and Carl was arrested and escorted to the Lethem Police Station. At the station, his clothes were removed, and he was placed in a cell by himself with only shorts on, while his wife’s statement was being taken. She was also issued with a medical certificate and escorted to seek medical attention for her injuries.