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Courtroom escapee Bodie Savage, who spent 11 days on the run in Tasmania, sentenced to more jail time

Bodie Savage was sentenced to 28 weeks of further imprisonment, but will be eligible for parole after serving 14 weeks. (Tasmania Police)

A Tasmanian man who fled from the Hobart Magistrates Court, sparking an 11-day manhunt, has been sentenced to six months in prison.

Bodie Kane Savage, 30, from Clarendon Vale, ran from court on September 28, 2022, shortly after being sentenced to prison for other charges.

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