Suspect
Escapes Jail, Is Eaten by Crocodile
Fri Jun 21,10:32 AM ET
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A 28-year-old Panamanian accused of killing
a judge was eaten by a crocodile as he swam across a river after escaping
from prison, police said on Thursday.
Oswaldo Martinez, accused of murdering judge Harmodio Mariscal on June
5 during a failed robbery in Panama City, was captured last week by
police after fleeing to neighboring Costa Rica.
After being held in custody in Costa Rica, Martinez broke out of jail
at the weekend and was aiming to reenter Panama through the dense jungle
that divides the two Central American countries.
Martinez was eaten alive by the crocodile on Monday as he tried to
swim across the River Terraba in southern Costa Rica, according to eyewitness
reports confirmed by police on Thursday.
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