Police are searching for an 18-year-old remand prisoner who escaped from a patrol car at the Larnaca District Court on Monday, where he had been brought for his trial.
The man, a Palestinian national held in connection with burglaries and thefts, slipped away from his police escorts, according to initial information.
He had been taken to court by patrol car on Monday morning with other detainees. Officers took the other detainees into the courthouse while he stayed in the car with a police officer, philenews understands. It is not known how he managed to get out of the car.
As soon as his absence was noticed, the alarm was raised and several patrol cars from Larnaca police division rushed to the area to search for him. He had not been found by the time of writing.
An investigation has been ordered into how he escaped from lawful custody.
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