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Man charged over prisoner escape | Man charged over prisoner escape |
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A 24-year-old man has been charged with escaping from lawful custody. | |
Craig Hickinbottom, 24, who was serving a five-year sentence for armed robbery, went missing while being taken to Blakenhurst Prison in Worcestershire. | Craig Hickinbottom, 24, who was serving a five-year sentence for armed robbery, went missing while being taken to Blakenhurst Prison in Worcestershire. |
He was arrested at a house in Smethwick in the West Midlands on Thursday evening. He is due to appear before Redditch magistrates on Saturday. | He was arrested at a house in Smethwick in the West Midlands on Thursday evening. He is due to appear before Redditch magistrates on Saturday. |
Two other men, aged 23 and 24, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting him, have been released on police bail. | Two other men, aged 23 and 24, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting him, have been released on police bail. |
Hickinbottom was jailed for two armed robberies committed in Stourbridge and Kingswinford in 2002. | Hickinbottom was jailed for two armed robberies committed in Stourbridge and Kingswinford in 2002. |
The inmate went missing from a police van on 27 September, as he was being returned to jail after appearing in court in Worcestershire for a driving offence. | The inmate went missing from a police van on 27 September, as he was being returned to jail after appearing in court in Worcestershire for a driving offence. |
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