Lei Jun. [Photo: news.sina.com.cn]

An escaped criminal who has served over eight years of his sentence at the prison of Caidain in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province has been captured by police on after 5 days on the run.

The photo shows the ward of the hospital where Lei jun escaped while receiving medical treatment. [Photo: news.sina.com.cn]

Police from across Hubei Province took part in the joint operation to track down the prisoner and eventually captured him in Chibi city.

The man named as 45 year old Lei Jun, ran away from a local hospital where he was undergoing medical procedures last Saturday. He was still wearing his prison uniform when he escaped from the hospital.

Lei was detained by the police in 2010, and sentenced to prison for 11 years on charges of contract fraud. He will be released from prison after three years and seven months. He also received a reduction in sentence of 11 months, for good behavior during his prison term.