This archive report was first published on 10 June 2020.
Published on June 10, 2020, an unusual prison escape in Rome has left authorities and the public intrigued.
Two cousins, Davad Zukanovic, 40, and Lil Ahmetovic, 46, broke out of Rebibbia prison overnight on June 2 by scaling a wall using a water hose left in a courtyard.
Before their escape, the inmates left a note in their cell explaining they had personal reasons for needing to flee, citing the need to protect their children from a nasty business they had got themselves into.
According to the note, only they could make things right, as their wives were also both in jail.
At the end of the signed note, Zukanovic and Ahmetovic promised to return in about 15 days once everything was sorted.
The men were serving sentences until 2029 for non-violent crimes, including fraud and receiving stolen goods.
