
Brazilian actor dies after accidental hanging —

Brazilian actor dies after accidental hanging —
Brazilian actor Tiago Klimeck plays the role of Judas Iscariot in a Brazilian production of "The Passion of the Christ."

Brazilian actor dies after accidental hanging —
Another actress fits the 27-year-old actor for a harness. Klimeck wore a harness under his robe during the play, according to CNN affiliate TV Record.

Brazilian actor dies after accidental hanging —
The independent production of the play was on April 6 in the city of Itarare.

Brazilian actor dies after accidental hanging —
Klimeck died Sunday after spending more than two weeks in a medically induced coma because of extensive brain injuries from a prolonged lack of oxygen after accidentally hanging himself, according to the Hospital Santa Casa de Misericordia, in the neighboring city of Itapeva.

Brazilian actor dies after accidental hanging —
Police investigator Jose Victor Bassetti told the news station that this was the third year the local fire department let the theater company borrow the harness for the play and that Klimeck was not supervised because he knew how to use the equipment. The harness, along with the rope used in the play, are now being analyzed at the Criminal Institute of Sorocaba.


