A prisoner escaped through a 20cm high gap outside the Nelson Courthouse after a friend tried to pass him chocolate and diverted a guard's attention. On May 21 last year, Wilson appeared in the Nelson District Court facing a number of offences and was remanded in custody to reappear on June 11. He was held in the court cells and at 4.45pm that afternoon was being escorted to a police prison van in a secured caged area at the back of the court. READ MORE: * Nelson police still searching for escaped prisonerA female known to Wilson approached the caged area and tried to pass him chocolate but an officer intercepted and grabbed the chocolate bars. He slid under a 20cm gap in the caged area, leaving officers stuck in the secure caged area.

Source: Stuff April 03, 2019 22:41 UTC