Meru law court. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]

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Police in Imenti North are looking for a murder suspect who escaped from the Meru law courts cell Wednesday at noon.

During the incident, police had to shoot in the air thrice to prevent another suspect from running away.

According to the Star, the murder suspect beat the dragnet of regular police officers and watchmen placed in the two gates of the institution to run away.

He found his escape route through the roof of the cell.

The suspect was alleged to have stolen about Sh3,000 from his fellow inmate squeezing himself out of the cell.

He is reported to have walked to freedom casually past officers without raising any suspicion.