Kerala ‘serial killings’: Jolly Joseph allegedly attempts suicide in jail, admitted to hospital

The official said Joseph, who had tried to slit her vein using some kind of blunt object and was subsequently bleeding, was discovered by her fellow prisoners in the cell around 4 am. “Fearing such tendencies, we have never kept her in a solitary cell. We put other prisoners to keep a watch on her. Last night, she had covered herself with a quilt so it was hard to see. But when the other prisoners saw traces of blood around her bed, they alerted us and we rushed her to the hospital,” he said.

Since the vein was not slit, but simply smashed a bit, Joseph was not in a critical condition. She would be brought back to the jail after she recovers fully.

The jail official said Joseph was calm and stoic on most days and has not exhibited suicidal tendencies in the past. “However, we give regular counselling. Even yesterday, there was a session,” he said.