Police arrest suspect who escape from custody

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KUANTAN: Police have arrested the suspect who escaped from lawful custody while being taken out of Kuantan Court Complex on Thursday.

Pahang police chief Datuk Sharifuddin Ab Ghani said the suspect was arrested in a house in Balok here at 4.30pm yesterday.

“The suspect who was in good health did not resist arrest when police raided his sister’s house. He cited missing the family as reason for the escape,” he told reporters at Pahang police headquarters here tonight.

Shariffuddin said the suspect was then brought to Kuantan district police headquarters.

The suspect will be charged under Section 224 of Penal Code for escape from lawful custody.

Juli Muhammad Hadi,24, of Bukit Bading, Ajil, Terengganu, jumped off the police truck and escaped as he was taken out of Kuantan Court Complex at 1.30pm on Thursday. — Bernama