MOSCOW, December 12 (RIA Novosti) - An inmate thought to have died when a Moscow jail roof collapsed Sunday reportedly killing three people could have escaped, a source in the Moscow Region investigative agencies said Monday.
"During the rescue operation, the bodies of two inmates were found under the rubble. The body of the third inmate was also believed to be buried under the debris. But it has not been found so far," the source said.
According to the source, a headcount of all the inmates had been taken at the time the roof collapsed and only three were missing.
"Most likely, the third inmate thought to have been buried under the rubble was not in the jail at the time the roof collapsed, having left the jail on his own before the incident," the source said.
A search for the fugitive is under way.
