Iqaluit inmate escapes from hospital, spends 2 hours at large in the city

An inmate at the Baffin Correctional Centre escaped from Iqaluit's hospital early Tuesdaymorning.

The 31-year-old man made it past the lone jail guard who had accompanied him to the Qikiqtani General Hospital for treatment.

The man was wearing a hospital gown and grabbed a blue sweater on his way out of the hospital,according to anRCMPnews release.

He was found in the city two hours later, at around 2 a.m.

He's now back in custody.

The manhad beenat the jail since Sept. 25, facing charges ofassault, sexual assault, sexual interference, breach of probation and unlawfully dwelling in a house.

In relation to the incident Tuesday, he has beencharged with "escape and being at large without excuse."

His bail hearing, which was supposed to happen Tuesday afternoon, was adjourned to Wednesday.