http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/killer-jeffrey-ahwon-escapes-from-holtze-prison/news-story/3669ffea91ef35c50e8c3d1f72c34ecc
A PRISONER who killed a man less than three years ago escaped from minimum security in Darwin's prison on Friday night, with hours passing before guards noticed he was missing.
Jeffrey Ahwon, 19, was one of three teenagers who bashed 39-year-old Rick Dermody at Casuarina Square Shopping Centre in 2013.
Mr Dermody, 39, later died of massive head trauma in Royal Darwin Hospital.
A statement released by the Corrections Department confirmed that Ahwon was an open-rated inmate, the lowest security classification given to prisoners in the Territory.
"(Ahwon) failed to attend (Friday) morning's muster parade and was confirmed missing at approximately 8.30am," the statement said.
Ahwon (pictured) was staying in the low-security workers' cottages at Holtze Prison, a corrections spokesman said.
Mr Dermody's father, Preston Dermody Sr, lashed out at the Territory justice system, saying Ahwon's sentence was too light, and he should have been kept in maximum security.
"As far as I'm concerned there was no justice done, they basically got a slap on the wrist and a bag of LOLlies," he said of Ahwon's sentence of four years and 10 months.
"If (prisoners) have taken someone's life, they shouldn't be out wandering around free.
"They should serve in maximum security and only maybe be allowed in minimum security if they've behaved themselves, aren't dangerous and only in the last month or so before they're let out."
A source inside the prison told the Sunday Territorian Ahwon was believed to have escaped with another prisoner, but the other man returned to Holtze hours after the pair walked out and gave himself up to prison officers when it was discovered Ahwon was missing.
"These are supposed to be our most trusted prisoners, the ones who are released into the community to work," the guard said.
No headcounts are done on prisoners in the low-security area overnight.
Yes, this is the dirty boong that rolled Adelaide man Rick Dermody with his boong gang and killed him over a bottle of grog he just bought.
A PRISONER who killed a man less than three years ago escaped from minimum security in Darwin's prison on Friday night, with hours passing before guards noticed he was missing.
Jeffrey Ahwon, 19, was one of three teenagers who bashed 39-year-old Rick Dermody at Casuarina Square Shopping Centre in 2013.
Mr Dermody, 39, later died of massive head trauma in Royal Darwin Hospital.
A statement released by the Corrections Department confirmed that Ahwon was an open-rated inmate, the lowest security classification given to prisoners in the Territory.
"(Ahwon) failed to attend (Friday) morning's muster parade and was confirmed missing at approximately 8.30am," the statement said.
Ahwon (pictured) was staying in the low-security workers' cottages at Holtze Prison, a corrections spokesman said.
Mr Dermody's father, Preston Dermody Sr, lashed out at the Territory justice system, saying Ahwon's sentence was too light, and he should have been kept in maximum security.
"As far as I'm concerned there was no justice done, they basically got a slap on the wrist and a bag of LOLlies," he said of Ahwon's sentence of four years and 10 months.
"If (prisoners) have taken someone's life, they shouldn't be out wandering around free.
"They should serve in maximum security and only maybe be allowed in minimum security if they've behaved themselves, aren't dangerous and only in the last month or so before they're let out."
A source inside the prison told the Sunday Territorian Ahwon was believed to have escaped with another prisoner, but the other man returned to Holtze hours after the pair walked out and gave himself up to prison officers when it was discovered Ahwon was missing.
"These are supposed to be our most trusted prisoners, the ones who are released into the community to work," the guard said.
No headcounts are done on prisoners in the low-security area overnight.
Yes, this is the dirty boong that rolled Adelaide man Rick Dermody with his boong gang and killed him over a bottle of grog he just bought.