Overview

• The 39-year-old convict, serving a multi-year sentence for robbery, had been granted dozens of supervised leaves from Justizvollzugsanstalt Tegel in recent months.
• He did not return from a routine outing on or around June 8, prompting a citywide manhunt by the Berlin police.
• This escape follows other high-profile absences, including a rape convict last June and two mentally ill detainees in Berlin-Reinickendorf.
• The Senate Department for Justice confirmed the inmate’s repeated leave approvals are now under intense scrutiny.
• Berlin officials have launched a review of security measures for prisoner outings to prevent further lapses