Swiss Manhunt as Syrian Inmate Flees with Female Prison Guard
Swiss police on Tuesday launched a manhunt for a Syrian man convicted of rape, after he fled his cell along with a female prison guard.
The two fugitives may already have left the country, after the guard helped the prisoner break out of jail in the Swiss city of Zurich on Monday night, police said in a statement.
The 27-year-old Syrian man had been sentenced to four years in jail for rape.
According to initial police findings, the guard with whom he fled is 32 years old, though her name and nationality were not released.
The two fled the prison together, the statement said, and police launched a search operation as soon as they learned of the jailbreak.
Source: Agence France Presse
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/201711 |