Chaowalit aka Sia Paeng escape: One accomplice arrested

The arrest of 28 year old Khanet Thongprajong, also known as Boy, has been confirmed by authorities in Songkhla‘s Hat Yai district. Khanet, one of the five suspects implicated in aiding the escape of a prisoner 37 year old Chaowalit Thongduang, also known as Sia Paeng, was apprehended inside a shopping mall in the district on the evening of October 26.

Chaowalit, serving time for a string of serious offences, managed to escape from Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital on the night of October 22. He was originally brought from the prison to the hospital for dental treatment on that Friday October 20. However, after complaining of intense leg pain and subsequently collapsing, he was kept in the hospital.

Khanet , during his questioning at the Muang police station in Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday, initially denied any involvement in the escape….