Meagher suspect attempts suicide

Jill Meagher’s accused killer was recovering in hospital after severely injuring himself while on remand at a maximum-security prison.

According to a Herald Sun report, Adrian Ernest Bayley, 41, had surgery during the day after injuring himself in what was thought to have been an attempt to take his own life.

Mr Bayley was rushed to Melbourne’s St Vincent’s Hospital’s secure unit after being found bleeding, and required surgery for extensive wounds.