Missing man returns to psychiatric hospital on his own: Montreal police
Montreal police. (Kelly Greig/CTV News)
The man who went missing from a psychiatric hospital was found around 4 p.m. on Saturday, Montreal police (SPVM) say.
Oumar Sylla, 31, was reported missing on Tuesday after he didn't return to the Institut national de psychiatrie légale Philippe-Pinel following an authorized outing.
At the time, police said he could be violent when under the influence.
In a press release Sunday, the SPVM confirmed that Sylla returned "of his own accord" to the psychiatric institute, where he is under legal custody.
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