Minister: Clues to escape plans of the fugitive murderer
In the case of the murderer who escaped at the end of October during a guarded excursion, there were already indications of possible escape plans in 2021.
As Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Justice Marion Gentges (CDU) said in the state parliament in Stuttgart, a fellow inmate in the Bruchsal prison had told him in October 2021 that the now escaped murderer had told him that it would probably be easiest to escape during an execution. "It would be best if a female staff member were there as an escort, because she could be overpowered more easily if necessary," said Gentges. She was informed of this by Bruchsal Prison today.
"However, the prison did not consider this information from the fellow inmate to be credible," said Gentges. Nevertheless, the security precautions were tightened for further excursions following the report by the fellow inmate. As a result, four of the trips were carried out with three escorts instead of the usual two.
Murderer escaped when he was traveling with escorts
However, there were only two escorts on the excursion at the end of October. In Gentges' view, they were not close enough to the man. The escorts were obliged to guard him constantly and directly, said Gentges. Nevertheless, the officers were unable to catch him when he ran away. "For me personally, this leads to the conclusion that the two officers were not close enough to the prisoner to be able to reach him." This is currently the subject of disciplinary investigations, but they have not yet been concluded.
The German-Kazakh prisoner from Bruchsal Prison escaped on October 30 during a guarded excursion to a quarry pond in Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was his eighth escape in the company of his wife and children. In 2012, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Karlsruhe Regional Court for strangling a 44-year-old man. He is still wanted throughout Europe. According to Gentges, the State Office of Criminal Investigation is currently following up around 80 leads.
In light of the information shared by the fellow inmate, Parliament discussed strengthening security measures for high-risk prisoners like the murderer in JVA Bruchsal. Despite the warning in 2021, the prison considered the escape plan as unprobable.
Unfortunately, during the final excursion in October with only two escorts, the murderer managed to break free and evade capture, raising concerns about the proximity of the escorts.
Source: www.dpa.com
