Actor dies from accidental hanging while playing Judas

A Brazilian actor who accidently hanged himself while playing Judas in a suicide scene for The Passion of Christ has died, the Associated Press reports. The BBC reports that Tiago Klimeck, 27, was hanging for four minutes before fellow performers realized something was wrong. He performed the role on Good Friday in Itarare, about 215 miles from Sao Paulo, and has been in a coma ever since. Police are investigating the apparatus used in the scene, the BBC says. It appears that the knot may have been erroneously tied. An autopsy is being conducted today, the AP says.