Police in the American state of Texas are searching for a convict awaiting execution on Death Row, who has escaped from prison with the help of a dummy.

The convict, Martin Gurule, was among seven prisoners who made dummies to fool guards into thinking they were still asleep in bed while they hid on a prison roof.

Prison guards spotted the men as they tried to escape and managed to stop six of them but Gurule was able to evade capture.