Jakarta, July 13 -- French man, Francois Abello Camille (FAC), alias Frans (65), suspected of sexually abusing 305 minors, died after attempting to kill himself in detention by entwining a wire around his neck, the police confirmed here, Monday.

Senior Commissioner Yusri Yunus, a spokesman of the Jakarta Metro Police, revealed that the police found FAC in his cell with a wire wound around his neck on Thursday (July 9).

"When a guard checked the cells, he found FAC with a wire wrapped around his neck. However, the wire was not found dangling (from the ceiling) anymore," Yunus pointed out.

Frans was taken to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital in East Jakarta for further medical treatment.

However, Frans was declared dead on Sunday at aroun...