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De Rooyse Wissel
Escaped prisoner
Hans Gillissen
Oostrum
police
psychiatric prisoner
recaptured
Friday, 20 February 2015 - 11:23
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Escaped psych ward prisoner captured

The psychiatric prisoner who escaped during supervised leave yesterday, has been captured, 1Limburg reports. He is a patient in the Forensic Psychiatric Center De Rooyse Wissel in Oostrum. The police found him after a tip from a citizen, Venray mayor Hans Gilissen and the psychiatric clinic reported on Twitter. The 52 year old man escaped from his overseer around 17:30 yesterday afternoon during a walk in Geijsteren. After his escape the police launched a search in geijsteren, Wanssum, Maashees in Brabant and the surroundings. A helicopter was also deployed to help with the search.

De patiënt die zich gisteren onttrok aan begeleid verlof, is na tip via Burgernet aangehouden en teruggebracht naar de kliniek.

— FPC de Rooyse Wissel (@deRooyseWissel) February 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/HansGilissen/status/568674961663135744

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