Death In The Ritz Carlton

[Mulboyne]

[floatl][/floatl]...In Singapore

Straits Times: Japanese found dead in Ritz
A JAPANESE man, who is a Singapore Permanent Resident, was found dead in his room at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore Hotel in Marina Centre on Monday morning. The 64-year-old was found by hotel staff in the bathroom with a stab wound in his chest, at about 9am. Police, who received a call about the body at about 9.17am, said they have classified the case as 'unnatural death'. 'Preliminary investigations indicate that foul play was unlikely. Police investigations are on-going,' said a police statement on Monday afternoon. Mr Peter Mainguy, General Manager of Ritz-Carlton told The Straits Times: 'This is an internal private matter. There has been no breach of security and no sign of criminal activity.' He said the hotel has CCTVs to monitor activities on its premises.

If there was no foul play, then I suppose this might be a case of someone literally falling on his sword.

[Greji]

[floatl][/floatl]If there was no foul play, then I suppose this might be a case of someone literally falling on his sword.

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[BO-SENSEI]

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If first you don't succeed, try try again and again and again.

[Mulboyne]

More details:

Straits Times: Japanese stabbed self in hotel

A RETIRED Japanese doctor who was found with a stab wound in his chest in a luxury hotel lost a substantial sum of money in the financial crisis, a coroner's court heard on Thursday. Dr Takamasa Kato, 64, a divorcee and owner of several hospitals in Japan, was found with a knife embedded in his chest in his room at Ritz Carlton Millenia at Raffles Avenue on March 9. A chambermaid had used a key to open the room after getting no response from the guest. There was a 'do not disturb'' sign placed at the door. After tidying up the bed, she went to the toilet, where she found Kato slumped on the floor in the shower area with the knife in his chest. She rushed out and alerted the assistant housekeeping manager. Dr Kato was pronounced dead at 9.28am. The father of four left two letters on the table and more than a dozen envelopes with letters in his Prada black luggage bag. All his belongings were intact. One of the letters was addressed to his 32-year-old girlfriend, also a permanent resident here, asking her to hand over documents and his personal items to his youngest son, Norishisa, 35, who also lives here. The court heard that he had contemplated taking his own life last year after having lost money in stocks and shares, as well as the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Most of the contents in the 15 letters contained instructions and directions to his family members and friends about the management of his estate. The court found that Dr Kato had deliberately inflicted the fatal stab wound in his chest between March 8 and 9. State Coroner Victor Yeo said the evidence showed that Dr Kato had lost a substantial portion of his wealth in the global economic crisis, and was worried that he would become penniless and be a burden to his family. Dr Kato's son and girlfriend attended the inquiry.

[Mike Oxlong]

I remember docs in Canuckistan proudly dispaying their MBA diplomas on the wall of the waiting or examining room just as often as they'd display their medical credentials. I wonder if that's changed in the last couple years...