WA fugitive found hiding under kitchen sink

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A two-week police manhunt for a WA fugitive ended in bizarre fashion when officers found him curled up in a cupboard under a kitchen sink. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00Oi, hey mate, how about you come out here, eh?

00:02Yep, I'll be back in a sec.

00:03A two-week manhunt in Western Australia

00:06came to an unusual end when police found fugitive Philip Aaron Dodd

00:11crammed inside a cupboard under a kitchen sink.

00:14Oi, hey mate, how about you come out here, eh?

00:16Yep, I'll be back in a sec.

00:18My arm.

00:19Yep.

00:19Dodd, 36, had been on the run since allegedly cutting off

00:24his electronic monitoring device in late January.

00:27Despite multiple police resources being diverted to track him down,

00:30he managed to evade capture until officers from the Family Violence Investigation Squad

00:35finally located his unlikely hiding spot.

00:38Charged with breaching bail and tampering with monitoring equipment,

00:42Dodd was promptly hauled back to court where he was remanded in custody.

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