Young 'gangster' escape: Kidnapped Chinese boy, 13, hops to freedom using skills he learnt watching violent films

A 13-year-old Chinese boy escaped after being kidnapped – despite having his hands and feet tied up and a plastic bag placed over his head – using skills he had learnt watching gangster films, mainland media reports.

The boy, identified only by his surname, Yi, from the rural village of Fuxin near the city of Deyang, in Sichuan province, was kidnapped while walking along the street by himself on September 24, local news website Scol.com.cn reported on Friday.

Yi was then taken to a nearby abandoned house where his hands were tied behind his back and roped to his feet, so he was unable to walk. A clear plastic bag was then stuck over his head and tape used to seal it around his neck, with a slit cut so a straw could be pushed through into his mouth, the report said. He was then left lying on the floor.

However, when Yi heard his kidnapper leave the building he managed to hop from the room and eventually escape out onto the street.

The boy was reported as saying he had decided to escape by hopping from the building after seeing the same skills used in ganger films.