The 28-year-old prisoner who escaped on Thursday was recaptured. He is considered mentally abnormal and very dangerous. The inmate ran away from the hospital building while visiting a doctor. The ministry now wants to investigate the matter and has also called all prisons for a security conference.
On Thursday morning, a mentally abnormal prisoner awaiting trial was able to escape (he was in prison for serious bodily harm, crimes under the Prohibition Act and resistance to state power and was about to be transferred to a closed ward).
Again despite handcuffs and during a hospital visit to the Vienna General Hospital. The fugitive also injured a law enforcement officer and fled in a taxi. The manhunt for the criminal started immediately and ended on Friday afternoon: he was arrested in Vienna and is going back to prison.
However, the answer there was to tighten the rules for external appointments. According to the Ministry of Justice, all prisons have been instructed to tie prisoners’ arms behind their bodies when guiding them in the future.
Security conference of all prisons
This increase in security level is intended to deter potential “free riders and copycats”. In addition, further measures will be discussed on Friday during a security conference with representatives from all prisons. They were also told that medical escorts could only be conducted under special precautions until further notice.
Ministry investigates escape
The 28-year-old runaway was taken to Vienna General Hospital on Thursday to be diagnosed with an injury that could not be treated at the detention center and had escaped from the waiting area there.
The ministry is now investigating the case surrounding the 28-year-old’s escape. “If there are any suspicions that public servants have breached their official duties, supervisory and disciplinary measures will be investigated,” a spokeswoman said on Friday.
Source: Krone
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