Overview
- Police arrested Michael Angok in Seven Hills on Sunday after a five-day search and took him to Blacktown Police Station.
- The 30-year-old did not apply for bail in Blacktown Local Court on Monday and is remanded to return on June 5.
- He escaped Wednesday from Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital during a transfer from Villawood Immigration Detention Centre for medical treatment.
- Investigators found his personal items on a nearby road and later a pair of his shoes at a Seven Hills home, and they used the Dog Squad to search as inquiries into his movements continue.
- Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam said the case shows weaker detention security, citing a rise in escapes under Labor, against the backdrop of a 2023 High Court ruling that ended indefinite detention and led to releases and later curfew and ankle monitor laws.