An Italian prisoner who broke out of a Sicilian courthouse last Friday was recaptured overnight, local sources said Sunday.
Francesco Adragna's escape captured by CCTV. (Photo: ANSA)
Francesco Adragna, 36, escaped from the Trapani courthouse on Friday morning, where he had been taken from the Agrigento prison to attend a trial hearing in which he was charged with theft.
He was caught at 2:50am last night.
The fugitive was tracked down by the prison police and Carabinieri in the Trapani countryside, between Xitta and Paceco, while he was meeting with his companion.
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