(Kaieteur News) – New Amsterdam Prison escapee Budnarine Persaud, who was recaptured last month, was handed an additional 36 months imprisonment for his daring act.
The 28-year-old fisherman, of Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, escaped the facility on 21st September, at about 13:00hrs, while he was working at the new administrative building with three other inmates under the supervision of a prison officer.
Recaptured and resentenced: Budnarine Persaud
He was recaptured after being discovered hiding on a fishing boat at the No. 65 Fisheries on the Corentyne on 23rd September.
Already serving a 24-month prison sentence for simple larceny, Persaud was scheduled to be released on 5th November, 2027.
Following his arrest on 23rd September, he was formally charged on 2nd October, with the offence of Escape from Lawful Custody, which occurred on 21st September,2026 at New Amsterdam Prison Penitentiary Walk, New Amsterdam Berbice.
The charge was laid under Section 339 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act Chapter 8:01.
Persaud appeared at the Albion Magistrate’s Court on 2nd October, 2026 before Magistrate Michelle Matthias, where the charge was read to him. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment.
Source: Kaieteur News
