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As reported by the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, the man was serving a one-month sentence at Östragård prison in Vänersborg, a minimum-security institution. His pain had grown worse and his cheek had begun throbbing, but he was not given treatment, despite his complaints.
“My whole face was swollen; in the end, I just could not stand the pain anymore,” he told the newspaper.
Once he had escaped, the man visited a nearby dental practice to have his tooth extracted before reporting to the police. His imprisonment was extended for a day. The incident occurred at the beginning of November, but has only now been made public. Details about how the prisoner escaped were not disclosed.
