Luck runs out for prison escapee

Kpando (Volta Region), 25 March - Luck rans out for a convict who escaped from prison when he was caught searching the pockets of accident victims on the Kpong-Juapong road, a circuit court at Kpando was told on Wednesday. Police Chief Inspector E.R.K Klu said Richard Koblah Beheba, 34, escaped from Kpando Prison in November last year where he was serving a prison term for stealing.

He pleaded guilty to escaping from lawful custody and has been placed in custody at the Kpando Prison. The court presided over by Mr Robin Batu adjourned to April Six when it will pass sentence.

Inspector Klu said on February Six, a vehicle on which the escapee was travelling was the first to arrive at the scene of a motor accident. While the passengers were helping the accident victims, Beheba was searching the pockets of corpses. Chief Inspector Klu said a prison officer, Second Class officer Fred Ago Norman who was among those helping the victims, saw Beheba searching the pockets of corpses and slapped him. He then realised that it was Behebah whom the prison authorities were looking for. The escapee was arrested by the prison officer with the assistance of a policeman.