Quebec refugee arrested in Hungary, more than three months after escape

By The Canadian Press on September 5, 2024.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say one of the province’s 10 most wanted criminals has been arrested after he escaped from a federal minimum-security detention centre in May. Police say Yacine Zouaoui, 32, was arrested Tuesday in Budapest, Hungary, and extradition proceedings are underway to bring him back to Canada. Zouaoui, who was serving an indeterminate sentence for second-degree murder and assault causing bodily harm, was found missing from the facility north of Montreal on the night of May 23. He was convicted in the 2011 fatal stabbing of a 43-year-old man in Burnaby, B.C. Quebec provincial police say they worked with the RCMP, Correctional Service Canada, Interpol and other partners to make the arrest. Correctional Service Canada says it is investigating the escape with provincial police. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 5, 2024. 8
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