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Seven inmates escape police lock-up in Black River
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June 19, 2023

Seven inmates escape police lock-up in Black River

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — There was a jailbreak at the Black River police station lock-up overnight.

Police sources have confirmed that seven inmates charged with murder, robbery and other serious crimes escaped the lock-up by cutting through a window.

“They cut the metal bar at the window. It has to be a machine they use to cut that. One cell guard with 60 odd prisoners,” a police source told OBSERVER ONLINE on Monday morning.

Police have since launched a manhunt in search of the seven inmates.

— Kasey Williams

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