POLICE are still on the hunt for prisoners who escaped from the holding bay at the Lusignan Prison, in the wee hours of Monday.

The men, Anthony Padmore, Kenraul Perez, Sasnarine Bisnauth and Ganesh Dhanraj escaped from the facility around 03:46 hours on the day in question, during the heavy rainfall.

However, the discovery was made by prison officials during roll call at 06:15 hours, when the four prisoners did not answer to their names.

The relevant CCTV footage was examined, and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) alerted.
The prisoners made good their escape, by jumping the eastern fence. The ranks on duty, at the material time, have been interviewed and are cooperating fully. So far, no prison rank has been found culpable.

Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, told Guyana Chronicle that members of the Joint Services have not made any progress as yet in recapturing the four inmates.

Padmore, 26, is serving a three-year sentence for trafficking in cannabis. He is from Ogle Street, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara.

His next of kin is listed as his mother who lives at Juicetown, Berbice.
Kenraul Perez, 26, of Mabaruma, North West District, a murder accused, is also among the escapees. His next of kin is listed as his father who lives at Timehri, East Bank Demerara.
Bisnauth, 24, of Tuschen Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara has been charged for two counts of robbery and armed robbery. His next of kin is his listed as his mother who lives at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara.

Dhanraj, 32, of Façade, Parika, West Coast Demerara, was also charged with murder. His next of kin is his mother, who resides at Parika.

In October 2018, three prisoners escaped from the Lusignan Prison. The three prisoners escaped from the Lusignan holding bay at about 04.30hrs on Monday, October 15, 2018.
Double-murder accused Travis Evans, Sudesh Dyal, who was on remand for break and enter and larceny, as well as escaping from lawful custody and Dexroy Pollard, who was also on remand for break and enter charges, escaped from the facility but was later recaptured by the police.

Paul Goriah, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison and Cobena Stephens, called “OJ”, who escaped from the Georgetown prison during the destructive prison riot on July 9, 2017, are also still on the run.