Both the mother-in-law and the wife of convicted prisoner, Jose Awad, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday afternoon, are currently in police custody assisting with investigation, as the search continues for him, a Guyana Prison Service (GPS) release stated yesterday.
According to the GPS, the officer in charge of the Lusignan Prison confirmed that the inmate contacted his wife after he managed to escape.
Awad, who hails from Redlock Lima Sands, Essequibo, is serving a two-year sentence for break and enter and simple larceny.