Back in jail after nine days on run

A prisoner who escaped from custody while receiving hospital attention was back in prison last night after being on the run for…

A prisoner who escaped from custody while receiving hospital attention was back in prison last night after being on the run for nine days.

The 25-year-old Limerick man escaped while receiving medical attention at Mid-Western Regional Hospital on August 29th.

The inmate made his getaway after he knocked a prison officer to the ground.

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