Inmate nearing completion of sentence escapes from prison


SRI AMAN: A male inmate who was nearing the end of his sentence has escaped from the Sri Aman Central Prison after climbing a temporary gate located behind one of the prison blocks.

Sri Aman police chief Supt Dennis Bunyam said the prisoner, identified as John Sambang Sangau, 38, fled through an “Anti-Climb” project gate located within the prison compound at about 7.15am on Thursday (Nov 20).

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