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Prisoner who escaped from brother's funeral caught in Far North Queensland

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Summary

  • Orijol Rukaj, 47, a remand prisoner at Marngoneet Correctional Centre near Geelong, escaped custody at his brother's funeral at Keilor Cemetery on 25 April.
  • Rukaj escaped despite wearing handcuffs while helping carry the casket as a pallbearer at the funeral, which about 300 people attended.
  • After almost seven months on the run, Rukaj was arrested in Bamaga, near Cape York, in Far North Queensland, on the Friday before the article was posted.
  • Police say Rukaj is in custody in Queensland and will be interviewed in the coming days.

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  • Police say they plan to seek Rukaj's extradition back to Victoria.

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  1. Orijol Rukaj was arrested in Bamaga, in Far North Queensland, on the Friday before the article was posted, after almost seven months on the run.
  2. Orijol Rukaj, on remand at Marngoneet Correctional Centre, escaped custody while a handcuffed pallbearer at his brother's funeral at Keilor Cemetery on 25 April.

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  • Prisoner who bolted from brother's funeral caught after months on the runabc.net.au· 35h

    An abc.net.au news article reports that Orijol Rukaj, who escaped custody while a pallbearer at his brother's funeral at Keilor Cemetery in April, was arrested almost seven months later in Bamaga in Far North Queensland. Police say he was in custody and would be interviewed, and plan to seek his extradition to Victoria.