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Escaped prisoner flees Hutt Hospital

Author
Jenny Woods,
Publish Date
Mon, 22 Dec 2014, 6:21AM
An escaped prisoner remains on the loose after fleeing from Hutt Hospital Friday night (File photo: Getty Images)
An escaped prisoner remains on the loose after fleeing from Hutt Hospital Friday night (File photo: Getty Images)

Escaped prisoner flees Hutt Hospital

Author
Jenny Woods,
Publish Date
Mon, 22 Dec 2014, 6:21AM

An escaped prisoner remains on the loose after fleeing from Hutt Hospital Friday night.

Wipei Awatere escaped the custody of two Corrections officers after being taken to hospital.

The 29-year-old reportedly told the officers he had swallowed razor blades.

He is currently a remand prisoner at Rimutaka Prison.

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