A Cuban National was on Friday sentenced to one-year imprisonment for escaping police custody while at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
It is alleged that Jose Perez Mona escaped from the hospital on September 25, 2018. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
According to the facts presented in court by Police Prosecutor Sanj Singh, on the day in question Mona was arrested by the Police on a charge of break and enter with larceny.
However, he had injuries and was taken to the GPHC to seek medical attention. While at the hospital, Mona requested to use the washroom and managed to escape through toilet window. He was later rearrested.
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