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| James Taplin released from Hewell Prison by accident | James Taplin released from Hewell Prison by accident |
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| James Taplin was released from jail accidentally | James Taplin was released from jail accidentally |
| A man who was released from jail by accident is being hunted by police. | A man who was released from jail by accident is being hunted by police. |
| James Taplin from Gloucestershire, was remanded in custody by magistrates in September on charges of aggravated burglary and malicious wounding. | |
| He was due at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday, but his solicitor said he had "apparently been released in error". | He was due at Gloucester Crown Court on Friday, but his solicitor said he had "apparently been released in error". |
| The judge, Recorder Don Tait, issued a warrant for his arrest, adding: "He is probably enjoying his ill-gotten freedom then, isn't he?" | The judge, Recorder Don Tait, issued a warrant for his arrest, adding: "He is probably enjoying his ill-gotten freedom then, isn't he?" |
| Mr Taplin, 24, from Cinderford, was being held at Hewell Prison in Worcestershire. | |
| He was remanded in custody after appearing at Cheltenham Magistrate's Court on Saturday, 24 September, following an incident in Coleford two days earlier. | He was remanded in custody after appearing at Cheltenham Magistrate's Court on Saturday, 24 September, following an incident in Coleford two days earlier. |
| Mr Taplin was being held at HMP Hewell having been charged over burglary offences | Mr Taplin was being held at HMP Hewell having been charged over burglary offences |
| At Gloucester Crown Court, Mr Taplin's solicitor, Sarah Jenkins, said that since his unexpected release, he had been in touch with her firm to let them know what had happened - but there had been no contact from him since. | At Gloucester Crown Court, Mr Taplin's solicitor, Sarah Jenkins, said that since his unexpected release, he had been in touch with her firm to let them know what had happened - but there had been no contact from him since. |
| "He is still unlawfully at large at the moment, albeit that seems to have been a prison error rather than his own doing". | "He is still unlawfully at large at the moment, albeit that seems to have been a prison error rather than his own doing". |
| She doubted, however, whether he had "the means or wherewithal" to have gone far from his home territory, the Forest of Dean. | She doubted, however, whether he had "the means or wherewithal" to have gone far from his home territory, the Forest of Dean. |
| Gloucestershire Police say Mr Taplin was last seen near the Angel Hotel in Coleford on 3 October. | Gloucestershire Police say Mr Taplin was last seen near the Angel Hotel in Coleford on 3 October. |
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