what we know about the escape of an inmate convicted of murder

The prisoner who escaped on Monday March 13 from Mauzac prison (Dordogne) is 56 years old, learned France Bleu Périgord. Philippe Dubois is serving a 28-year sentence for murder and kidnapping in Nice in 2002. He was convicted on appeal in 2008. During these trials, at the assizes and on appeal, Philippe Dubois was defended in particular by the current Minister of Justice , master Eric Dupond-Moretti. According to information from France Bleu Azur, Philippe Dubois was released in three years.

Sentenced for killing his landlady and her son

This 56-year-old man was found guilty of having killed his owner and her son in Nice in 2002. At the assizes, Philippe Dubois was in the dock with two accomplices, Laurent Gauvin and his father Patrick Gauvin. According to investigators, the two victims rented agricultural land and their income brought them more than 12,000 euros per month. This sum has fueled the lusts of the three men.

He was working on a construction site when he escaped

Philippe Dubois had benefited from a sentence adjustment measure validated by a sentence enforcement judge, franceinfo learned on Tuesday from a source familiar with the matter. This prisoner worked on a construction site during the day and slept in Mauzac prison at night. On Monday, he showed up at his place of work at 1 p.m. but two hours later he had disappeared during the 3 p.m. roll call.

Incarcerated in an atypical prison

The Mauzac prison in which Philippe Dubois is incarcerated is atypical since it is a semi-open prison which accommodates men sentenced to heavy sentences. According to information from France Bleu Périgord, this prisoner arrived at Mauzac prison 10 months ago. Before that he was serving his sentence in Lot-et-Garonne.