Mother hands over prison escapee

Shamar Singh
Shamar Singh

Twenty-two-year-old Shamar Singh, who was wanted by the police for escaping from lawful custody on Friday, January 13, 2023, was handed over to Police in Regional Division #3 today at about 10:45 am by his mother, Diane Singh of Lot 21 Hague Jibb, West Coast Demerara.

The police  today said that Ms. Singh, upon being questioned, disclosed that her son made contact with her via cellphone and asked her to collect him at GPL at the Vreed-en-Hoop stelling, West Coast Demerara, since he wanted to turn himself in. As a result, the woman said she went and picked him up and took him to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station and handed him over to the police. He was then rearrested and is currently in Police custody.