PADAWAN (Bernama): Information from a food delivery rider and residents of Taman High Park here led to the capture of the last two detainees who had escaped from the Transit Detention Centre (PTP) of the Puncak Borneo Prison five days ago.
Padawan deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Lim Jaw Shyong said Mohamad Fikrry Azzarudin Abdullah, 26, and Indonesian Rahmat Simbolan, 38, were captured at about 2.30pm on Monday (July 5) after they were found hiding in a swamp near a park.
DSP Lim said both suspects were in a weak state due to a lack of food and had injuries on their bodies believed to have been caused by moving around in the forest at night.
Sunday, 04 Jul 2021 07:25 AM MYT
A K9 unit searching the jungles for the two suspects. Picture via Borneo Post
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KUCHING, July 4 The two male suspects who escaped from remand at the Puncak Borneo Prison still haven’t been found as of 5pm yesterday.
They are identified as Mohamad Fikrry Azzarudin Abdullah, 26, from Sibu who is remanded for housebreaking while Rahmat Simbolan, 38, an Indonesia is remanded for drug trafficking.
“Police have narrowed down their location and the search is on,” said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail when contacted yesterday.