Rape suspect flees from newly repaired town jail

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First posted 14:44:10 (Mla time) October 14, 2007

Orlando Dinoy Mindanao Bureau

HAGONOY, Davao del Sur--A rape suspect has escaped from the newly renovated municipal jail here by sawing-off the iron bars of the window of his cell.

Senior Insp. Daniel Alinas, town police chief, said Wilfredo Del Pilar, 40, and a resident of this town, had been in jail for about a month when he escaped on Friday evening.

Alinas said the jail guard on duty has been placed under investigation investigated while an operation was launched to find the missing prisoner.