Teen breaks into prison to win back former girlfriend

The 18-year-old was found half-naked by authorities of the detention facility in a northwestern town of Germany

A German teenager broke into a detention facility to save his relationship with former girlfriend, reported German broadcaster DW.

The 18-year-old, in a desperate attempt to win his partner back, was found half-naked by jail authorities of the detention facility in the northwestern town of Vechta, Germany.

Authorities who found the teenager said the boy removed his clothing in order to avoid getting caught in the barbed wires.

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According to prison authorities, the teenager had scaled a four-meter (13-feet) wall to reach the window of his former girlfriend - an inmate at the prison - who ended the relationship with him over the phone.

German firefighters were deployed to remove the boy who is being investigated for trespassing and unauthorised contact with a prisoner.