Prisoner survives 20 jump during hospital escape

A 30-year-old prisoner escaped police custody at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope on Sunday evening after fleeing from officers escorting him for medical treatment.

Darren Stewart, of Upper Irvin Street, Petit Bourg, had been detained at the St Joseph Police Station when he complained of abdominal pain, fever and difficulty urinating.

Emergency Health Services personnel arrived at the station around 4.05 pm and assessed Stewart. An emergency medical technician reportedly observed signs of infection, a fever and very low blood sugar and advised that he be taken to the hospital for further treatment.