30-year-old Jose Awad of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, a convicted prisoner who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on May 14, 2024, has been recaptured on Friday at El Paso Village in the Tumatumari community of Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
Awad had been serving a two-year sentence for the offence of break-and-enter and larceny when he reportedly escaped from the penal institution on May 14, while labouring at the snackette in the compound of the Cecil Kilkenny Training School at Lusignan. The Guyana Prison Service had later said that Awad had been left unsupervised for a short period when he made good his escape.
However, after being on the run for over two months, ranks attached to the Mahdia Police Station, acting on intelligence received, went to El Paso village in the Tumatumari community and apprehended the fugitive.
He is to be charged with the offences of ‘escaping from lawful custody’ and ‘simple larceny’ of an unregistered motorcycle, the property of Roger Hinds. He remains in custody pending the institution of these charges.
