Inmate caught less than 12 hours after escaping from prison


SRI AMAN: Police have apprehended a male inmate who escaped from the Sri Aman Central Prison in less than 12 hours, thanks to public cooperation and swift action by security forces.

Sri Aman OCPD Supt Dennis Bunyam reported that the incident occurred around 7.15am when the inmate, John Sambang Sangau, 39, was reported to have slipped away from prison supervision.

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