Firefighters had to free 16-stone Rafael Valadao when his belly
stopped him making his break for freedom
An overweight inmate’s attempts to escape jail ended in humiliation
- when he got stuck in a hole he helped smash in his cell wall.
Firefighters had to free 16-stone Rafael Valadao when his belly
stopped him making his break for freedom.
Prison guards compounded his embarrassment by standing round
laughing as the operation to release him swung into action.
Authorities were last night hunting for a thinner cell-mate who
managed to escape first.
Two other inmates waiting behind Rafael also saw their hopes of
freedom thwarted by the unexpected hitch in their escape bid.
The four hatched their escape plan at a jail in Ceres in the
central Brazilian state of Goias.
Firefighters stepped in around 2am on Tuesday after the two inmates
waiting their turn behind Rafael failed in various attempts to push
him through the hole they had made with a metal bar.
He was later taken to hospital under police protection with a
suspected broken rib.
A police spokesman said: “He was screaming with pain when help
arrived.
“He seemed to have underestimated the size of his stomach.”
