Never heard that. Day after trial. Could it be a failed self hanging?
There is a very long article in GQ. Lots of details about his medical condition.
Out of respect for the parents, the doctor who did the visual post exam waited. But then contradicted what the parents said. His body had been very well cared for. No evidence of torture.
If you noticed after the trial he could not walk unassisted.
I’m the GQ article he was never in prison but more of a guest house and then entered the Friendship hospital after the trial.