Video catches suicide attempt

Video footage provided by local police yesterday showed a burglary suspect had attempted to commit suicide before he was found dead at a detention center.

The evidence is meant to dismiss claims by the man's family that he had been tortured to death by police while being held at a security bureau in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, last Saturday.

The death of Xing Kun occurred as detention centers and prisons are coming under public scrutiny across China for incidents of beatings and even deaths suffered by suspects.