June 11, 2008
By Selina Lum TWO detainees broke free of their guards and made
a botched attempt to flee from the Subordinate Courts at lunchtime
on Wednesday.
One man, described by eyewitnesses as heavyset, did not even
make it out of the building at all.
The bare-bodied man was pinned down by police officers near the
security checkpoint where visitors are screened.
The other man, of medium build, bolted but managed to get as far
as the driveway near Furama Hotel, about 100m away, before he was
caught.
As he was brought back to the building surrounded by more than
10 officers, the man, who sported a goatee and had his hair tied in
a short ponytail, shouted at a Straits Times photographer in
English for taking his picture.
He was wearing the white T-shirt and brown trousers issued to
remand prisoners. The other man, while shirtless, wore the same
trousers.
According to eyewitnesses accounts, both men were not handcuffed
when they tried to make a break for it.
The entire incident, from the initial commotion to the second
man's capture, took place in under five minutes.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits
Times.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Courts%2Band%2BCrime/STIStory_246701.html?vgnmr=1
Wah chiong ah.....MSK really set the record high siah!!!! Not
handcuffed again!!!