A dangerous British inmate, Mark Cameron Roscaleer, and four others escaped a high-security prison in Portugal by scaling a wall with external help. Portuguese authorities warn the public to avoid the fugitives.
Bollywood Fever: A “very dangerous” British inmate and four other prisoners made a daring escape from a high-security prison in Portugal, prompting an international manhunt.
Mark Cameron Roscaleer, 39, along with four other inmates, broke out of Vale de Judeus prison, located about 43 miles north of Lisbon, on Saturday.
CCTV footage revealed that the prisoners scaled the prison wall with the help of a ladder and outside accomplices, according to the Portuguese prison service (DGRSP).
Frederico Morais, president of the National Union of Prison Guards (SNCGP), labeled Roscaleer as “very dangerous” and urged the public not to approach any of the escaped prisoners.
Roscaleer had been serving a nine-year sentence for kidnapping and robbery. He was last seen fleeing in one of two vehicles, a Mercedes or a Volvo, reports Diario de Noticias.
Roscaleer, originally from Runcorn, Cheshire, was convicted in June 2020 after a trial in an Algarve court.
He and accomplice Robert George Anthony Wood were charged with torturing a 45-year-old man in an abandoned house, using a battery cable clamp on sensitive areas to force the victim to reveal the location of hidden cash.
The British pair were caught in Spain and extradited back to Portugal following the 2018 crime.
The other escaped prisoners include:
- Fernando Ferreira, 61 – Portuguese, serving 25 years for drug trafficking, theft, robbery, and kidnapping
- Fabio Loureiro, 33 – Portuguese, sentenced to 25 years for extortion, theft, and money laundering
- Rodolf Lohrmann, 59 – Argentine, serving 18 years and 10 months for theft, robbery, and money laundering
- Shergili Farjiani, 42 – Georgian, sentenced to seven years for violent crimes and forgery
According to Morais, the escape occurred because there were no guards monitoring the perimeter. The prisoners used a ladder to scale the wall and a handmade rope to climb over.
The lack of guards at surveillance towers, which had been unmanned for nine years, was a major factor in the breakout, Herminio Barradas, president of the Association of Chiefs of the Prison Guards Corps, told Sky News.
Luis Neves, national director of the Judicial Police, emphasized the severity of the situation, stating that all of the prisoners except Farjiani were “very dangerous” and could go to extreme lengths to remain free. Neves also confirmed that the inmates had previously attempted to escape.
Portuguese authorities have launched an international search, asking for cooperation from neighboring countries to track down the fugitives.
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