A Chinese inmate, who is serving a one-year jail term for theft in Ghana, has escaped while receiving medical care at a hospital in the capital, Accra.
Wang Xiao, the inmate, was held at the Nsawam Prison in the south of the country for stealing.
He is said to have reported being sick last Wednesday, 7th February, 2024, and taken to a nearby hospital.
He was escorted to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
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But while receiving medical care, he reportedly escaped from the hands of the prison officers who had escorted him to the hospital.
The Ghana Prisons Service has reportedly issued a wanted re-arrest notice of the inmate, who is standing trial in another case.
The inmate is reportedly standing trial in another case, said to be serious offences.
Investigations are underway and all those officers related to the issue are under interrogation.
SOURCE: BBCNEWS
