A fugitive migrant tried to dodge cops by hiding himself as a 'living statue' in a Christmas nativity scene but was foiled when he was spotted moving among the other characters Italian police eventually captured him (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

An on-the-run migrant tried to dodge cops by launching a Baldrick-style cunning plan to hide himself as a “living statue” in a Christmas nativity scene.

The Ghanian fugitive was on the run from a conviction for assault and resisting arrest – and tried to evade recapture by the authorities by pretending to be one of the Three Wise Men. He had been sentenced to nine months and 15 days in prison by a court in Bologna, Italy.

The 38-year-old managed to give authorities the slip, and ended up in the small town of Galatone in the souther

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