Marang prison escapee tracked down


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 07 Feb 2016

The suspect being led to the remand hearing on Sunday.

MARANG: Police have finally tracked down an inmate who had escaped from Marang Prison 14 days earlier.

Marang police chief DSP Mohd Suhaimi Ali said the 23-year-old fugitive was caught on Saturday evening at Kampung Padang Tanjung, Bukit Payong after a public tip-off.

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