Chen Kunhe is wearing a surgical gown and stealing a truck to commute.

(Photographed by reporter Zhang Ruizhen)

[Reporter Zhang Ruizhen/Taichung Report] Chen Kunhe, the felony criminal who committed guns and other felonies and was sentenced to 16 years in prison, went to the hospital for surgery on September 17 last year under the supervision of the Taichung prison administrator. Foot shackles, wearing patient clothes and stealing a small truck to escape, 16 hours later, he was arrested with a knife and self-mutilation. Taichung District Court sentenced him to 1 year in prison and 55 days in prison for escape and other charges. As for the three negligent administrators, including the chief administrator surnamed Chen, The three administrators surnamed Ou and Cai were sentenced to 3 months in prison for negligent indulgence, subject to fines and appeals, and probation for 2 years.

As for why Chen Nan was able to open the shackles?

The prosecution's investigation pointed out that in August last year, when Chen Nan referred to the Taipei Branch of the Taipei Prison in another case, he took the opportunity to hide the external hard "antenna" of the handheld TV in blue and white slippers and brought it back to Taichung Prison. In the affiliated hospital of China Medical University, he used the "antenna" to open the shackles and escaped after the operation to remove the steel nails. On September 17 last year, he opened the shackles and escaped when the administrators of Taichung Prison were not paying attention. After more than 20 minutes, the administrator found out.

Prosecutors also believed that the three administrators of the interim prison did not implement the guard regulations for "foreign medical services". They did not lock Chen Nan's "hand shackles" back to give Chen Nan a chance to escape; the chief administrator surnamed Chen did not verify the supervision, did not require Ou Nan to be on duty according to the regulations, and did not check whether Chen Nan used restraints; the administrator surnamed Cai He didn't really monitor the situation in the ward, and Chen Nan escaped for 20 minutes before he found out. The judge sentenced him to 3 months in prison, subject to fines and appeals, and probated his sentence for 2 years.

The 45-year-old Chen Kunhe, who is prone to violent crimes, had a foot injury surgery on September 17 last year. After removing the steel nails, he fled the hospital wearing a patient gown, went to the Taichung funeral parlor to steal a truck, smashed a fence and fled, abandoned the car, and then hitched a ride to Taoyuan. In Zhongli District of the city, when the police arrested him the next day, he resisted arrest with a pocket knife and stabbed himself in the neck and right chest with a sharp blade. The police arrested him and sent him to the hospital. If you live, you will die outside even if you die.”

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Chen Kunhe was arrested for self-mutilation with a knife.

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Chen Kunhe hid the antenna in his slippers, and then opened the shackles with wires.

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