Notorious French serial killer Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj freed from Nepal prison

His nickname, The Serpent, stems from his reputation as a master of disguise and as an escape artist.

Charles Sobhraj, pictured in 2004 (AP)

Confessed French serial killer Charles “The Serpent” Sobhraj has been freed from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence for the murders of American and Canadian backpackers.

Sobhraj was driven out of Central Jail in Kathmandu on Friday in a heavily guarded police convoy to the department of immigration, where he will wait for his travel documents to be prepared.