Police have confirmed the man killed in Granton near Bridgewater last night was Nicholas Scott, the prisoner who escaped custody from the Royal Hobart Hospital overnight.
Police attended the property and located the body of a deceased man outside the residence and another man inside with head injuries.
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The injured man was transported to the Royal Hobart Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries where he remains.
It is anticipated the man will be interviewed by police later today.
