Complex sentence: In December 1976, Edwin Eastwood escaped from Geelong Prison, and on 15 February 1977, he kidnapped a teacher and nine pupils from the Wooreen State School in Gippsland, Victoria.
Split into simpler sentences: In December 1976, Edwin Eastwood escaped from Geelong Prison. On 15 February 1977, he kidnapped a teacher and nine pupils from the Wooreen State School in Gippsland, Victoria.