Tag: prison escape

• Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Colombian imprisoned ex senator escapes during a visit to the dentist

  

  Colombian officials have ordered a probe following the daring escape in Bogota of an imprisoned ex-senator from a medical center where she had gone to see a dentist. Aida Merlano managed to slip away from her escorts, climbed out a window, and slid down a cord, landing heavily on the sidewalk before calmly escaping on the back of a waiting motorcycle.