A son of a Mongrel Mob Aotearoa boss who was shot twice during a drug-related stand-off is being hunted by police after escaping Department of Corrections staff while in hospital.
Fairmont Joseph Wiringi fled Southern Cross Hospital about 12.45am on Wednesday after apparently being unshackled in order to use a toilet.
Wiringi was escorted to the hospital on Bealey Ave for surgery related to a pre-existing injury.
On January 4 this year, Wiringi was shot in an arm and the stomach at a Kaiapoi property and taken to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition.