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Video shows convict Danelo Cavalcante escaping from US jail by crab-walking

The escape of inmate Danelo Cavalcante from a prison in West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. is seen in a screen grab from a video released September 6, 2023. Chester County District Attorney [Facebook/Handout via REUTERS]

A video has been released showing how a prisoner in the United States escaped jail by crab-walking on the walls of a Pennsylvania prison.

Danelo Cavalcante, a 34-year-old Brazilian national, escaped from the Chester County Prison a week ago.

Hundreds of officers with helicopters, drones, and search dogs are out in full force looking for the fugitive.

In the clip, Cavalcante is seen crab-walking up two parallel walls before climbing to the roof.

Cavalcante was jailed for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in front of her two children in 2021. He was sentenced to life imprisonment last month.

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