BY NST - 20 MAY 2016
KAJANG: A prison inmate here escaped from custody while being treated at the Kajang Hospital last night.
The man, aged 44, was serving a sentence for a drug-related offence and was taken to hospital for treatment for an undisclosed illness.
He had begun his sentence on Tuesday and was due to be released in December.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Othman Nanyan said Kajang Hospital authorities had informed police of the escape about 9.15pm.
“Police immediately responded by activating all possible elements to search for the escapee. He was, at the time, wearing prison clothing — red pants and white T-shirt — and had his left arm, which was broken, in a cast,” he said.
Police also activated “Ops Tutup” with several roadblocks conducted to track the inmate.
Police are now looking for Chow Kim Liong, whose last known address was 8-3-9 Block 8, Jalan 1/1B, Taman Intan Baiduri in Kuala Lumpur. 579 reads Roadblocks were conducted as police searched for the escapee.
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