After being on the run for some four months, Phillip Jhagroo, who had escaped from the Lusignan Prison in November 2020, has been recaptured.
The man’s “days of freedom” came to an end after he was arrested by ranks at Ruby, West Coast Demerara (WCD), at about 07:00h on Tuesday.
According to the Guyana Prison Service, the recaptured man will be placed before the court for escaping lawful custody.
Back in November 2020, Jhagroo, 47, along with Mark Emmanuel, 18, and Donald Baird, 40, had escaped from the penitentiary using a rope of bedsheets.
Recaptured: Phillip “Tanky” Jhagroo
The prison service had reported that on the day in question, during a routine check at 05:20h, officers discovered an improvised rope made of bedsheets hanging from one of the prison fences and raised an alarm.
All the inmates were gathered at once and a headcount was conducted which revealed that Jhagroo, Emmanuel and Baird were unaccounted for. Emmanuel and Baird are still currently on the run.
Baird was on remand for murder while Mark Emmanuel was remanded for robbery.
Jhagroo, called “Tanky” of Good Intent, Leguan, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), was remanded on May 14, 2019, for allegedly killing his friend, Mark Narine.
According to reports, the 22-year-old was on his way home when he was “lashed” off his motorcycle by the accused.
The accused allegedly tossed Narine’s body in a nearby trench. The body was found the following day, submerged in the trench.
