Fremantle Hospital prisoner escape bid a ‘simple, ill-considered, stupid plan’
A shotgun-wielding man who severed a prison guard’s ear when he helped a robber make a daring escape from custody says he took part in the “ridiculous” plan to help out a mate Two guards were escorting Johnathan Fraser Sedman, 34, to a prison van after an appointment at Fremantle Hospital in November when they were confronted by Steven Clarke Clarke demanded the unarmed guards release Sedman, who was handcuffed to a wheelchair, then hit one of them over the head with a 12-gauge shotgun and partially severed his ear The pair fled in a waiting Holden Commodore, but were captured less than three hours later after police launched a manhunt Camera IconThe white van used to transport prison escapee Johnathan Fraser Sedman Picture: Danella BevisDuring a sentencing hearing in the District Court today, Clarke’s lawyer Seamus Rafferty described the plan as absurd and said it was doomed to fail from the start Mr Rafferty said Clarke, who met Sedman in prison in 2012, was n...