Sister of escaped prisoner asks him to give up
Five days after four inmates escaped from the Belize Central Prison there has been no word of the young men’s whereabouts. But while authorities continue to look for the wanted convicts, today a close family member of one of the escapees called News Five from the United States to send out a special appeal to her brother, the police, and the general public. Marilyn Manzanero, who resides in California, says she is very concerned about her brother Rupert’s safety and health. According to Manzanero, her brother suffers from a mental condition known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder which makes it difficult for him to function normally on a daily basis. Manzanero, who believes her brother is under the influence of three cell mates, is hoping that he not only gives himself up to the police but that he is not targeted by those seeking his capture.
Voice of Marilyn Manzanero, Sister of Escape Prisoner Rupert Manzanero
“We would like him to deliver himself to the authorities so that he could get the help that he needs and also to the general public that if they find him to also deliver him to the authorities so that he could get the help and we are very hurt and we worried that he is out there endangering his life.”
“If he is listening to know that we love him, that he is loved and that that we are here for him
“From the bottom of my heart I am asking the public to please find it in your heart, to have some compassion and to not shoot at him or inure him. The family is working on get him the proper help but he needs to be in he hands of the authorities so he can get the help he needs.”
According to authorities, on Sunday morning sometime between midnight and three a.m., Rupert Manzanero, Terry Bainton, Gilbert Requena and Allan Cal, who were in one holding cell in the Multi Max Building, apparently used a hacksaw blade to cut two iron bars to get out of jail. Manzanero and Bainton are convicted burglars, while Cal and Requena are serving time for manslaughter. The police continue to caution motorists not to pick up strangers and to alert them immediately by calling the nearest police station or 911 if they happen to see any of the prisoners.
