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The Star
2 days ago
- The Star
'Holiday' cut short -- Prisoner recaptured in France after daring escape in cellmate's bag
PARIS (dpa): A prisoner who fled from a French prison in a bag has been recaptured, authorities said on Monday. In a spectacular case that made national headlines, the 20-year-old was smuggled out of Lyon prison on Friday in the bag of a cellmate who was being released. The escape was short-lived, however, with broadcaster BFMTV reporting on Monday that public prosecutors announced his capture in a village in southern France. Police forces specializing in tracking down fugitives had been sent to search for the man, who was caught while leaving a cellar. The escapee was serving multiple prison sentences and was under investigation for organized crime. He is suspected of involvement in a double murder, according to the Le Progrès newspaper. His escape from the overcrowded prison on Friday was only discovered more than 24 hours later. According to the Le Parisien newspaper, the 20-year-old managed to flee in a large laundry bag, after his fellow inmate asked prison staff for a trolley to take his extensive personal belongings to the car picking him up following release. - dpa
The Star
3 days ago
- The Star
'This one surely for the books' - Prisoner escapes Lyon jail hidden in bag of cellmate being released
LYON (dpa): A prisoner in France remains at large after managing to escape from a Lyon prison by concealing himself in the bag of a fellow inmate who was being released, according to a report citing the French public prosecutor's office. The young man hid in one of the bags of his cellmate, who was leaving the prison at the end of his sentence, and managed to get outside, according to Le Progrès newspaper's report on Saturday. His escape from the overcrowded prison on Friday was only discovered more than 24 hours later. The escapee was serving multiple prison sentences and was under investigation for organised crime. He is suspected of involvement in a double murder, according to Le Progrès. The escape has prompted internal investigations, prison authorities announced, broadcaster BFMTV reported. - dpa
