Second inmate escapes from Laval jail

A prisoner escaped from the Montée St-François jail on Sunday night.

According to CBC News, 56 year old Gilles Meloche is the second inmate to escape from the minimum security federal prison located in Laval this past week.

Guards at the prison discovered Meloche was missing during a head count before curfew.

Meloche has been serving his sentence since September 1980. He was charged with attempted murder, forcible confinement, theft and armed robbery.

Correctional Services Canada is teaming up with the SQ, Laval police and the prison to catch the runaway. Anyone with information of his whereabouts should call the police.

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