Four prisoners yesterday morning escaped from the solitary division of the Mazaruni Prison Complex, Cuyuni-Mazaruni and Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told Stabroek News that from all indications they were aided in their flight.
The Minister said from preliminary investigations it has been determined that the prisoners received help to escape. A search has been launched and an investigation is currently underway to determine what transpired.
The escapees are Imran Ramsaywack, Kenrick Lyte, Samuel Gouveia, and Ryan Jones. Ramsaywack and Lyte were imprisoned following murder convictions while Gouveia and Jones were convicted for manslaughter.