Two prison wardens handed over to police following escape of Chinese inmate

Two prison war­dens have been handed over to the police for criminal investigations in connection with the escape of a Chinese inmate, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, a week ago.

He stated that the two prison wardens, who were interdicted a week ago, have been handed over to the police for criminal investi­gations.

It was reported that a Chinese inmate at the Nsawam Medium Prisons in the Eastern Region es­caped at the medical facility at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

Xiao, who was said to beserv­ing a year's jail term at the Nsawam Prisons for stealing, was reported to have been sick and needed medical care at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for dental services.

Meanwhile, a press release issued by the Head of Public Re­lations of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Mustapha Salifu, sighted by the Ghanaian Times, confirmed that on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at about 8:00 am, the inmate, Wang Xiao, visited the Dental Clinic of the hospital, accompa­nied by two prison wardens.

According to the statement, upon arrival, they noticed that the prisoner was without handcuffs and was not in the usual inmate attire.

The statement revealed that Xiao, still without handcuffs together with the prison wardens proceeded to have the X-ray taken.