Escape ends with death and capture

The trail of death and desperation left behind by four escaped convicts came to an abrupt halt yesterday when police shot and killed one and captured the other three.

The men had been on the run from a prison in the northern Inner Mongolia autonomous region after breaking out of prison on Saturday.

Their initial escape came after the men killed a police officer, tied up another and injured two more at the No 2 prison in Hohhot, the regional capital.