
A very determined resident of a Moscow suburb survived three suicide attempts in one day, but the fourth one proved fatal.
Thirty-year-old Vladimir twice tried to hang himself, pierced his heart with a knife and then cut his wrists and finally died, Life.ru website reports.
When the police found the man dead in his apartment, they discovered evidence of four suicide attempts.
According to the investigation, first he tried to hang himself, but the rope snapped and he fell to the floor.
He found a different, stronger rope, but this time the hook that used to hold the ceiling lamp gave way, and the man survived again.
He than snatched a knife and stuck it into his chest, but as he missed the heart, the wound was not dangerous.
Finally, he filled a bath tub and cut his veins with the same knife and died.