Prisoner of conscience: Death-row inmate on the run leaves cash for stolen mooncakes
Death-row prisoner Gao Yulun, on the run after killing a prison guard, left 120 yuan on a shop counter after sneaking in and taking alcohol, cigarettes and mooncakes.
A death-row inmate still on the run after killing a prison guard and escaping with two other prisoners at Harbin jail last Tuesday, left behind 120 yuan (about HK$150) at a shop after sneaking in at night to take alcohol and mooncakes.
Gao Yulun, 50 – who was awaiting a death sentence – fled with Wang Damin, 35, and Li Haiwei, 29, after strangling the guard and then calmly walking out of the Yanshou county jail, in Heilongjiang province, dressed in police uniforms.
Prison surveillance footage appears to show that Gao strangled the guard. Wang and Li were both recaptured last Wednesday night, near a reservoir close to the jail, mainland media reported.
There have been at least five different tip-offs about Gao’s whereabouts since he escaped. Although police have cordoned off the areas, they have still not managed to catch him.
If they catch him they will execute him, so he won’t need to suffer any more
The Beijing News reported that Gao had sneaked into a small local shop in Yanshou county on Saturday night. He consumed two bottles of liquid and half bottle of beer.