A prisoner who allegedly carjacked a woman in Sydney’s south has been apprehended.
About 12.30 p.m., the woman was unpacking her groceries in Little Bay, not far from Long Bay jail, when the 42-year-old prisoner is thought to have assaulted her and told her to get in her car.
The man was working in a garden area believed to be outside the prison while he was in a minimum security area.
Police said that a woman had been assaulted by a man in Little Bay’s Esperance Close and made to drive to Beverley Park’s Battye Avenue.
The man fled the car when it was halted, according to a statement from NSW Police.
“St George Police Area Command officers were alerted, and following a brief foot pursuit, he was apprehended in the same street.
“The man has been taken to the Kogarah Police Station and is currently assisting officers.”
Judith Knight He rushed outside when he heard screaming coming from his neighbor’s front porch.
She claimed to have been carjacked and was in complete convulsions when neighbours from all over arrived, he added.
She described how a man who had arrived in a car with flat tyres approached her while she was unpacking her goods in Little Bay, close to the Long Bay jail.
Sean said that the woman claimed the man carjacked her and forced her to go to Beverley Park.
The woman, who was transported to the hospital, was described as “quite shaken up” by Thompson.
He claimed the man was easily recognised since he was wearing a green jail outfit.
The minimal security prisoner was apprehended after fleeing from the Long Bay Correctional Complex, according to Corrective Services NSW.
At 12:30 pm, Corrective Services NSW learned the 43-year-old male was missing, according to a representative for the agency.
The centre was put under lockdown right away, and specialised personnel trained in escape reaction were sent out to patrol the perimeter.
The inmate was found absent from the outside grounds-maintenance staff, according to the officers.
Just after noon, police picked up the prisoner, who will be classed.
The representative explained that when an offender has previously attempted or successfully fled from custody, they are classed as escape categories, which prevents them from being detained in minimum-security prisons in the future.
