Inmate who escaped from federal facility in Laval, Que., now back in custody
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This article was published 31/08/2024 (719 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
MONTREAL – An inmate convicted of murder who escaped from a federal facility in Laval, Que., on Friday evening is now back in custody after he returned to facility of his own accord.
Correctional Service Canada had issued a release Saturday morning saying staff at the Laval Federal Training Centre’s minimum-security unit realized Tamusi Angiyou was unaccounted for during the 10:45 p.m. count.
But the facility’s acting warden, Sandro Bartucci, told the Canadian Press that the 51-year-old inmate walked back in himself at 7:45 a.m. Saturday.
“He returned to the facility on his own,” Bartucci said in an interview. “There was no resistance.”
Angiyou is serving an indeterminate sentence for second-degree murder, forcible confinement, use of a firearm and sexual assault.
The correctional service said a warrant for his arrest was issued immediately and officials contacted both Laval police and Quebec provincial police.
The federal agency had asked the public for information about his whereabouts, but issued a Facebook post on Saturday morning saying he was back in custody.
With the investigation into the escape underway, Bartucci would not elaborate on how the inmate escaped or where he had gone while missing.
The warden stressed that the facility remains secure and that Angiyou’s risk assessment classification may be revisited.
“Inmates who do escape … are subject to a review of their classification. There could be additional charges that are brought forward,” he said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 31, 2024.