Rafael Valadao saw his bid for freedom thwarted after getting wedged in an escape hole he had made with a metal bar.Guards at Ceres prison in Brazil had a good chuckle before firefighters freed the 16 stone lag.
The lag had smashed through concrete in the attempted jailbreak.
But ammused guards looked on as they found the overweight inmate wedged in the wall after trying to squeeze his way out - aided by other prisoners pushing him.