Inmate dead, 15 others escape as Ruweng prison collapses

At least one inmate was killed and another injured while 15 others escaped in Ruweng Administrative Area when a heavy downpour destroyed a prison on Sunday.

That’s according to Ruweng Administrative Area Acting Police Commissioner Bridger General Pawach Majuach.

He told the State-own TV, SSBC last evening that the Sunday’s torrential rainfall destroyed public and private properties including a prison shell, school, and church building among others.

General Pawach Majuach said 15 inmates including five females escaped after the prison that was previously used as a store, collapsed – killing one of them and injuring another.

“The stored where we kept the inmate’s food fall down because of the rain one prison died name Mobile Ngor another inmate injured name Mohamed Kafi, we took him to hospital. The destruction led to the escape of 15 inmates with different crimes background.”

General Pawach Majuach said the injured inmate is receiving treatment in the government-run hospital.