Detainee escaped from Osny prison: an open judicial investigation

A judicial investigation for "escape in an organized gang and attempted murder" on a supervisor was opened Friday after the escape Tuesday of a prisoner of Osny (Val-d'Oise) during his transfer to the hospital , we learned on Saturday from the Pontoise prosecutor's office.

The fugitive, aged 28, had faked a suicide attempt on Tuesday evening and was transported to the Pontoise hospital center.

Arrived at the emergency room, he was awaited by at least one accomplice, armed with a long weapon, who quickly fired at an unarmed prison supervisor, hitting him in the back.

The detainee, helped by his accomplice, fled in a vehicle, had detailed the Pontoise prosecution.

A third man who was on watch also fled with them, according to a police source.

They are actively sought with the distribution of a sheet to services nationwide.

The supervisor, protected by his bulletproof vest, was briefly hospitalized for observations, the prosecution said.

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The National Fugitive Search Brigade and the Versailles PJ are responsible for the investigation.

The man, from the community of Travelers, had been in pre-trial detention since October 1, in the investigation of an assassination committed at the end of September, according to the Pontoise prosecutor's office.

He is suspected of having killed an 18-year-old young man in Valenton (Val-de-Marne) on the night of September 28 to 29.