A 31-year-old inmate of the Berbice prison who is currently serving a 41-month prison sentence, escaped from ‘gang duty’ on Friday after stating that he wished to defecate.
The prisoner, Suraj Singh, known as ‘Shonta Singh’, from Number 72 Village, Corentyne, Ber-bice was convicted of Possession of Narcotics for Trafficking in May and was sentenced to 41 months in prison.