The escape was short-lived: the police arrested an escaped prisoner in Gommiswald



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Police in the canton of St. Gallen arrested a 22-year-old Algerian who had managed to escape when visiting a doctor. The man is accused of burglary.

Daniel Walt

The man managed to escape despite the handcuffs, but he is back in prison. (Icon: Imago)

The man managed to escape despite the handcuffs, but he is back in prison. (Icon: Imago)

Significant deployment of the cantonal police from St. Gallen to Gommiswald: On Wednesday afternoon, she was looking for a 22-year-old man who has been in pre-trial detention for about a month. Police spokesman Hanspeter Krüsi confirmed a message from "Blick Online" that the man would have managed to escape when visiting a doctor.

"A prison guard wanted to bring the man to the doctor at 3 pm The Algerian managed to escape," says Krüsi. The caregiver immediately sounded the alarm. The Algerian escaped on foot and handcuffed.

On the basis of testimonies, the police thought that the man was fleeing into a nearby forest. Police surrounded the forest and then announced that the man had been arrested shortly before 5 pm in the Ernetschwilerbach region. "He did not resist," says Hanspeter Krüsi.

There were several police patrols, dog handlers and a helicopter. Algerier, 22, is being held in Uznach. The man is not dangerous according to Krüsi.

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