Escaped prisoner did not lock gardaí in cell and help others flee, says sergeant

GARDAÍ yesterday confirmed they were investigating how a man escaped from custody in a garda station last week.

The man is being hunted by officers attached to Cavan Garda Station. However, a spokesman for the station rejected reports that the fugitive locked officers into a cell and helped other prisoners to escape.

“A man escaped from custody last Thursday,” confirmed Sergeant Frank Harten. “But reports that he facilitated the escape of others and locked gardaí in a cell is totally without foundation.”