Akeem Wong, a convict serving a 15-year sentence for rape, escaped from the Mazaruni prison compound yesterday.
According to the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), the escape occurred at around 7.20 am. At the time, Wong along with inmate Gilbert Gill, were working in the fields in the custody of Prison Officer Torres. Wong then requested to defecate which Officer Torres granted him permission to do.
However, after around five minutes had passed, Torres decided to check on Wong and discovered him missing. An alarm was immediately raised.