Police are continuing to look for a prisoner who escaped custody while at a hospital in Lower Hutt
Police are continuing to look for a prisoner who escaped custody while at a hospital in Lower Hutt
23 July 2018
The man escaped just after 10 this morning
A police spokesman says the 38-year-old man was in custody for a serious assault - but isn't considered dangerous to the general public.
Rimutaka Prison Director Viv Whelan says the prisoner got away from staff while at a hospital appointment.
She says corrections staff are working with police to find him.
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