Police say comic Robin Williams committed suicide
Thu, Aug 14, 2014
AP, SAN RAFAEL, California
Authorities on Tuesday described Robin Williams’ final moments, saying the actor and comedian hanged himself with a belt in his San Francisco Bay Area home.
Marin County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Keith Boyd said Williams was last seen alive by his wife on Sunday night when she went to bed. She woke up the next morning and left, thinking he was still asleep.
Shortly after that, Williams’ personal assistant came to the home and became concerned when Williams failed to respond to knocks at a door. The assistant found the 63-year-old actor clothed and dead in a bedroom.
Boyd said all evidence indicates Williams killed himself, but he said a final ruling will be made once toxicology reports and witness interviews are complete.
The condition of the body indicated Williams had been dead for at least several hours, Boyd said.
Williams had been seeking treatment for depression, Boyd said. He would not say whether the actor left a suicide note.
“We still have people we want to speak with, so there is some information we’re going to withhold,” he said. “We’re not discussing the note, or a note, at this point as the investigation is ongoing.”
It was no secret that the actor had periodic bouts of substance abuse and depression — he made reference to it himself in his comedy routines. Just last month, Williams announced he was returning to a 12-step treatment program.
The circumstances of the death do not help explain what motivated him, suicide experts said. They stressed that suicide is rarely triggered by a single factor. Typically there are at least two such influences, often compounded by acute stress, such as from financial hardship or troubled personal relationships.
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1. comedian：喜劇演員
2. assistant：助理
3. toxicology：毒理學
4. depression：沮喪
5. ongoing ：不斷的
6. suicide：自殺
7. reference：參考
8. compound：合成
9. motivate：刺激
10. substance abuse：藥物濫用
I'm sorry for hearing that. But I think no matter what have happened, we should not suicide. Because if we suicided, our family and friends must be very sad. So, instead of suicide, we should face the challenge, or find someone to help us.
回覆刪除After reading this news, I think that it is a unfortunate news.
回覆刪除We must not suicide because it is not worth.
When we face challenges or negative mood, we should turn to friends or family for help.
Knowing that such a talented person committed suicide, I really feel sorry.
回覆刪除I think he may be really painful to live in this world. But there will have hope if you still alive. So don't suicide easily, life is precious.