Prison break -Prisoner digs 230ft escape tunnel from cell toilet, but suffocates to death with just feet to go – See Picture

A murderer suffocated just metres from escaping jail after digging a 230-foot-long tunnel from his cell toilet to freedom.

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.Judson Cunha Evangelista, 26, is believed to have died from a lack of oxygen as he carved the tunnel, which had already passed under the perimeter wall of the maximum security jail in Boa Vista, Brazil.
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The escape route was discovered by cops, yesterday, after the convicted murderer managed to make it back to his cell after becoming ill inside the hole, but died soon after.
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Shocked officers discovered a hole which began underneath the toilet in Evangelista’s cell in Wing 7 of the Monte Cristo penitentiary.
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The dirt tunnel continued for 230 feet underneath the prison and had already passed under its heavily-fortified outer walls and electric fences, according to prison authorities.
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The tunnel is believed to have taken months to excavate and was reportedly just a few metres away from reaching the surface in surrounding forest outside.
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Officers found several bags of dirt and an electric cable which ran the length of the tunnel, with a light bulb on the end.
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It is believed the prisoner was planning to charge other inmates to use the tunnel in a mass escape bid. The tunnel has now been filled with concrete, a spokesman said.