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  •   Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    A Waikato prisoner's set to appear in court today, after allegedly escaping custody and assaulting two Corrections Officers during a medical appointment

    A Waikato prisoner's set to appear in court today, after allegedly escaping custody and assaulting two Corrections Officers during a medical appointment


    Police say the Spring Hill Corrections Facility inmate carjacked a vehicle in the Waikato Hospital carpark, and used it to flee around midday yesterday.

    Officers managed to spike the vehicle in Cambridge three hours later.

    The 25-year-old man's facing a number of charges.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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