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A man who escaped while receiving treatment at a hospital during detention was apprehended by police about 14 hours later.

Officers arrested the fugitive suspect at about 2:17 a.m. at a Buddhist hermitage in a mountain area of Gijang County, Busan, according to Suyeong Police Station on Saturday.

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The suspect had been detained on Wednesday on charges of purchasing sex from a minor and had been under investigation at Suyeong Police Station in Busan.