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Three more prisoners go missing | Three more prisoners go missing |
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Three more prisoners have absconded from an open jail, making a total of five at large in the past week. | Three more prisoners have absconded from an open jail, making a total of five at large in the past week. |
Gwent Police have warned that the latest three missing from Prescoed in Monmouthshire should not be approached. | Gwent Police have warned that the latest three missing from Prescoed in Monmouthshire should not be approached. |
Neil James Sherlock, 33, Myles Thomas Bessell, 30, and James Robert Birch, 25, disappeared on Tuesday. | Neil James Sherlock, 33, Myles Thomas Bessell, 30, and James Robert Birch, 25, disappeared on Tuesday. |
Sherlock, from Cardiff, and Bessell, from Bristol, have robbery convictions while Birch, from Worcestershire, was jailed for death by dangerous driving. | Sherlock, from Cardiff, and Bessell, from Bristol, have robbery convictions while Birch, from Worcestershire, was jailed for death by dangerous driving. |
Police statement said the inmates, who absconded from the jail at Usk between 1730 GMT and 2000 GMT on Tuesday, may be a "potential risk to the public". | Police statement said the inmates, who absconded from the jail at Usk between 1730 GMT and 2000 GMT on Tuesday, may be a "potential risk to the public". |
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 01633 838111. | Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 01633 838111. |
Sherlock was convicted of robbery at Cardiff Crown Court in October 2000. He is white, 5ft 6in, of slight build, weighs 61kg and has brown hair and green eyes. | Sherlock was convicted of robbery at Cardiff Crown Court in October 2000. He is white, 5ft 6in, of slight build, weighs 61kg and has brown hair and green eyes. |
Bessell is 5ft 7in, of slim build, weighs 63.5kg, and has brown hair and green eyes. He was convicted of robbery at Bristol Crown Court in February 2006. | Bessell is 5ft 7in, of slim build, weighs 63.5kg, and has brown hair and green eyes. He was convicted of robbery at Bristol Crown Court in February 2006. |
Five inmates have absconded from Prescoed, Usk, in a week | |
Birch, from Bromsgrove, was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving in June 2004. | |
He is white, 5ft 8in, of slim build, weighs 63kg, and has brown eyes and brown hair and extensive tattoos including Jim, fish and Mum on his left arm. | He is white, 5ft 8in, of slim build, weighs 63kg, and has brown eyes and brown hair and extensive tattoos including Jim, fish and Mum on his left arm. |
Their disappearance came two days after burglar John Thomas Kilpatrick, 38, also went missing from the open jail. | Their disappearance came two days after burglar John Thomas Kilpatrick, 38, also went missing from the open jail. |
Meanwhile Christopher Joseph, 26, who went missing from Prescoed last Wednesday, is still at large. He was serving a sentence for driving offences. | Meanwhile Christopher Joseph, 26, who went missing from Prescoed last Wednesday, is still at large. He was serving a sentence for driving offences. |
In 2006 the UK Government agreed to look into the concerns of local people who said sex offenders should not be sent to the prison after a series of absconders went missing, including child rapists. | In 2006 the UK Government agreed to look into the concerns of local people who said sex offenders should not be sent to the prison after a series of absconders went missing, including child rapists. |
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