Italian murderer escapes jail... again

An Italian murderer who was serving life in prison has escaped for the third time at least, a police union said Monday.

Giuseppe Mastini, 60, nicknamed "Johnny the Gypsy," took advantage of a temporary release from a high-security jail in Sardinia to flee, failing to return to his cell on Saturday, the ES Polizia union said.

Police are on the hunt for the prisoner.

Originally from Bergamo in northern Italy, Mastini moved to Rome in the 1970s with his family and committed his first murder aged 11, according to a report by Italian news agency ANSA.

AFP