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An American male nurse convicted starting a fire that killed billionaire banker Edmond Safra has escaped from prison in Monaco.

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A male nurse who set fire to a Monaco penthouse in an arson attack that killed his billionaire boss was today jailed for 10 years.

Mon, 02 Dec, 2002

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THE nurse stumbled, stabbed and bleeding, out of the elevator of his billionaire employer’s luxury penthouse.

Sat, 23 Nov, 2002

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