Not so great escape: Prisoner trying to flee has to be rescued after he is stuck in bars of cell

Published by onlines on January 3, 2010

He was presumably hoping to kick of 2010 a free man on the run but it seems he forgot to meticulously plan his escape route.



Prisoner Roberto Carrillo attempted to flee his cell in a Mexican jail in Valle Hermoso on New Year’s Eve.

The 42-year-old tried to squeeze himself between the gap between the roof of the prison and the bars of his cell.

But instead of sneaking through, he ended up completely stuck and hanging upside down.

He was forced to call for help and laughing guards came to his aid and cut him free using a chain saw – before locking him up once again.

A source at the jail told The Sun: ‘If he’d had a brain, it could have been embarrassing.’