Prisoner Ulrick ‘Chucky’ Hanson who escaped Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) last December and was shot by police during his recapture, has had his left leg cut off.

The exact circumstances surrounding the amputation surgery are not known, but it is said to have happened last weekend.
Hanson remains in the hospital under guard.

The prisoner, an accused murderer, had escaped the prison in the early morning of December 9, 2020, in the company of another accused murderer, Veron Primus. It was Primus’ second time escaping the confines of the prison.

Primus admitted that he and Hanson used a nipper to make a hole in the galvanize and plywood roof of the prison.

The two escaped to an apartment in Lowman’s Leeward and were housed by one Shadene Farrell, until they were recaptured by the police the following day, December 10, 2020. The police relayed that in the process of taking them back into custody, there was a struggle and Hanson received a gunshot wound to his left leg.

Primus, unharmed, was charged for the offence of escaping lawful custody, and ordered to spend 24 months in prison for this offence. It is not clear if Hanson, who is also referred to as “Tattoo Man” has been charged and convicted in relation to the escape.

The Mayreau resident is awaiting trial for murder, as it relates to the knife killing of a 50-year-old security guard, Rodney George of Victoria Village. The alleged incident occurred between August 31, and September 1, 2018.

Hanson was charged with Glenville Harry of Vermont, Jerome Ollivierre of Mayreau, and suspended police officer Ettian Charles for the murder. Charles was discharged after the prosecution conceded that there was no case for him to answer at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry.

However, Hanson, Harry, Ollivierre and Charles are also charged that between the same date they entered the GEC Auto Supplies Ltd as trespassers and stole $2,000.74 in cash, the property of Gevandeon Wilson of Villa/United States of America.