Adelaide Remand Centre escapee suffered ‘significant’ injuries during arrest, lawyer says

The lawyer for a man who abseiled out of a maximum-security prison in Adelaide says his client sustained “significant” injuries, including a broken rib, while being taken back into custody.

Jason Burdon was arrested in Adelaide’s south on Wednesday night and was charged with offences including escaping lawful custody.

Mr Burdon climbed out of the Adelaide Remand Centre on Tuesday morning by using clothes tied together.

The escape prompted a police manhunt that lasted almost 36 hours and…