The Haunted
Interlude 4: From the Alice Times – 323 words
ASYLUM IN FLAMES; SUSPECTED SUICIDE
By Yuu Tobita, 02 June 2012
A woman, Yuka Azumi, was found dead within the burnt remains of her hospital room late evening yesterday. The entire North Wing of Christheaven Asylum, the asylum that Azumi apparently was institutionalized in, was reportedly set on fire, in what the Press has been informed to be an act of arson.
There have been no confirmed fatalities, aside from the perpetrator.
The Police are looking into this case, and have stated that one confirmed witness has been identified. This reporter has been led to believe that the aforementioned eyewitness is her long-term boyfriend.
Contrary to the official Police statement, other sources have also led this reporter to concur that the fire occurred as a result of a domestic dispute with above mentioned boyfriend, which escalated out of control, leading her to set herself ablaze in a tragic suicide.
Yuka Azumi has been confirmed, in an interview with her doctor early this morning, to be a sufferer of Bipolar Disorder.
The official Police investigation has not been released, but the perpetrator had purportedly been stabbed before setting herself on fire, according to unofficial sources.
"We are still waiting for further information regarding this, and will be questioning the witness as soon as he regains consciousness," a Police spokesperson mentioned this morning.
Said witness was brought to a nearby hospital yesterday night, and is reported to have fainted from trauma, asphyxiation, and minor burns.
The witness is currently under Police protection, and this reporter was unable to gain access to interview him, though he has been reported to be stable and conscious at the time of writing of this article.
Doctors and investigators will continue to examine Yuka Azumi's remains before an official autopsy report is released on Monday.
Her remains will then be delivered to her relatives for proper burial.
Relatives of Yuka Azumi have declined to give any statements to the press.