Crime and Public Safety

Police Recapture Detainee Who Escaped by Tying Bedsheets Together

Others have tried it too, including a New Zealand traveller who used bedsheets to escape COVID-19 quarantine in 2020.
Police Recapture Detainee Who Escaped by Tying Bedsheets Together
A rope made of bedsheets used by a Queensland man to escape hotel quarantine in Perth, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. AAP Image/Supplied by WA Police
Rex Widerstrom
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An Irish man who escaped immigration detention in Brisbane by climbing down a rope of bedsheets has been recaptured and jailed.

The 26-year-old arrived on an international flight on March 13 and presented a fake UK passport to Border Force officers. He was detained, but two days later, tied bedsheets together and scaled down the side of a building.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.