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| A convicted murderer who absconded from Sudbury Open Prison has been found dead in his car in Derbyshire. | A convicted murderer who absconded from Sudbury Open Prison has been found dead in his car in Derbyshire. |
| Martyn Hughes, 50, from Norfolk, was given three life sentences in 1996 for the murder of his two stepchildren and the manslaughter of his wife. | Martyn Hughes, 50, from Norfolk, was given three life sentences in 1996 for the murder of his two stepchildren and the manslaughter of his wife. |
| Hughes failed to return to the Derbyshire open prison following temporary leave on Sunday. | Hughes failed to return to the Derbyshire open prison following temporary leave on Sunday. |
| His body was discovered in his car on a secluded track near Belper. Police are not treating the death as suspicious. | His body was discovered in his car on a secluded track near Belper. Police are not treating the death as suspicious. |
| Hughes was one of six prisoners who went missing from the open jail over the weekend. | |
| 'Better vetting' | 'Better vetting' |
| He was one year away from being released from a 13-year-minimum sentence. | He was one year away from being released from a 13-year-minimum sentence. |
| His father-in-law, Desmond Sadler, 67, of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, said: "This doesn't close it because our daughter and grandchildren have died and they will never come back. | His father-in-law, Desmond Sadler, 67, of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, said: "This doesn't close it because our daughter and grandchildren have died and they will never come back. |
| "It is something we will live with for the rest of our lives." | "It is something we will live with for the rest of our lives." |
| Forty-one prisoners have walked out of the site so far this year. | Forty-one prisoners have walked out of the site so far this year. |
| A total of 76 prisoners absconded in 2005 and more than 660 in the past 10 years, according to figures from the government. | A total of 76 prisoners absconded in 2005 and more than 660 in the past 10 years, according to figures from the government. |
| Derbyshire West MP Patrick McLouglin has called for better vetting of inmates who are sent to open prison. | Derbyshire West MP Patrick McLouglin has called for better vetting of inmates who are sent to open prison. |