Suicide not necessarily an admission of guilt

A suicide attempt is not the same thing as a confession. This accused may have tried suicide simply because of the emotional trauma of being arrested and having his life ruined. Certainly his emotional state seems very fragile:

Former CFB Trenton leader tried to kill himself: report

Kristy Nease, Canwest News Service



The former base commander of CFB Trenton, Ont., accused of killing two women and sexually assaulting two others, tried to kill himself just before Easter Sunday by stuffing cardboard from a toilet paper roll down his throat, a Kingston newspaper reported.

Unnamed sources from the Quinte Detention Centre in Napanee, Ont. where Col. Russell Williams is being held, told the Kingston Whig-Standard that at about 5 a.m. on Saturday, Williams used mustard to write a suicide note on the wall of his cell.

The note said his affairs were in order and that his feelings were too much to bear, the paper reported.

Williams has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Jessica Lloyd, 27, of Belleville, Ont. and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37, of Brighton, Ont. He is facing sexual assault charges in relation to two September home invasions in the Tweed, Ont. area, where he owns a cottage.

On Saturday morning, Williams jammed his cell door with cardboard and foil, apparently to prevent staff from gaining entry and stopping him, it was reported.

Detention centre staff, however, were able to force their way into the cell to rescue Williams, who was being watched.

The cardboard roll he used had been stuffed with more foil and cardboard, the report said, adding that Williams is now on a 24-hour, one-on-one suicide watch.
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The paper reported Williams had been placed on suicide watch after a psychiatric assessment. It also noted that Williams had been acting as though he were a prisoner of war, only giving authorities his name, rank and serial number.

During a brief Belleville court appearance via video link in mid-February, Williams' friend of nine years, Lt.-Col. Tony O'Keefe, said he barely recognized the former colonel, who had sighed before giving his name.
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