Escaped prisoner recaptured in Thailand following penis enlargement surgery

The Department of Corrections in Thailand recently recaptured an 37 year old escaped prisoner, who had fled from the surgical ward of Bang Lamung Hospital. He was discovered today at approximately 7am, hiding on the rooftop of a one-storey psychiatry ward building, a mere 20 metres from the surgical ward he had escaped from.

Thanaphat Mayod, who was serving a sentence at Pattaya Remand Prison for a theft conviction, had been admitted to the hospital on December 6 as he was suffering from a serious infection caused by penis enlargement injections. He underwent surgery and was recovering in a room on the seventh floor of the surgical ward, reported Bangkok Post.

In the early hours of yesterday, around 2am, Thanaphat managed to sever the chains around his ankles using a pair of pliers and escaped from his room. His absence instigated an immediate…