Prisoner escapes custody at hospital
Published:Tuesday | April 29, 2025 | 11:50 AM
The Hunts Bay police have launched a manhunt for a prisoner who fled custody today while being treated at a hospital in the Corporate Area.
On the run is 29-year-old Garfield Dias, otherwise called ‘Camfa Ball,’ of St Paul Lane, Kingston 11.
The incident happened around 4:00 a.m.
The police say Dias was in custody on assault occasioning grievous bodily harm charges.
He is of a dark complexion, medium build, and has scars on the left side of his head and right arm.
Dias is being asked to turn himself in to the police.
The police are also advising the public that harbouring a fugitive is a criminal offence.
Anyone knowing his whereabouts is being asked to contact the Hunts Bay police at 876-923-7111, the 119 police emergency number, or the nearest police station.
- Andre Williams
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