Malmsbury riot: All detention centre escapees arrested

By Tammy Mills, Cameron Houston, Ben Preiss, Tim Doutre
Updated January 27 2017 - 1:08am, first published January 26 2017 - 11:20pm
Police in riot gear regained control of the centre. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Police in riot gear regained control of the centre. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Riot police at Malmsbury Youth Justice centre. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Riot police at Malmsbury Youth Justice centre. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Youths on the roof of the Malmsbury Justice Centre. Photo: Nine Network
Youths on the roof of the Malmsbury Justice Centre. Photo: Nine Network
Inmates during a riot at Malmsbury earlier this month. Photo: Nine Network
Inmates during a riot at Malmsbury earlier this month. Photo: Nine Network
Police at the house in Ashburton where some of the escapees from Malmsbury were arrested. Photo: Courtesy of Nine News
Police at the house in Ashburton where some of the escapees from Malmsbury were arrested. Photo: Courtesy of Nine News
Police at the Ashburton house. Photo: Courtesy of Nine News
Police at the Ashburton house. Photo: Courtesy of Nine News

The final two Malmsbury youth detention centre escapees have been caught by police in Colac, bringing an end to a 24-hour manhunt.

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