The man accused of cutting his way out of a Hamilton isolation facility and visiting a liquor shop has been sent to Spring Hill prison. Christel Yardley Martin James McVicar is accused of absconding from isolation at Distinction Hotel in Hamilton. McVicar allegedly absconded from the isolation facility on Thursday night for an illicit alcohol run. SUPPLIED A man took route from Hamilton's Distinction Hotel isolation facility to a nearby bottle shop. Politicians reactHamilton Mayor Paula Southgate said she was deeply disappointed a returning New Zealander deliberately chose to leave a managed isolation facility in Hamilton.

Source: Stuff July 10, 2020 00:12 UTC