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| Murderer vanishes from hospital | Murderer vanishes from hospital |
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| A police manhunt has been launched after a convicted murderer of a disabled man escaped from a hospital. | A police manhunt has been launched after a convicted murderer of a disabled man escaped from a hospital. |
| Lee Nevins, 24, gave prison guards the slip while being treated at Sunderland Royal Hospital on Tuesday. | Lee Nevins, 24, gave prison guards the slip while being treated at Sunderland Royal Hospital on Tuesday. |
| He is serving a minimum 17-year term at a top-security Frankland Prison, in Durham for killing Lee Jobling, 20. | He is serving a minimum 17-year term at a top-security Frankland Prison, in Durham for killing Lee Jobling, 20. |
| Angela Knotts, the victim's aunt, said she could not comprehend how Nevins had escaped and appealed to the public to trace him. | Angela Knotts, the victim's aunt, said she could not comprehend how Nevins had escaped and appealed to the public to trace him. |
| 'Capable of murder' | 'Capable of murder' |
| Mrs Knotts, who fostered her nephew after his mother's death, said: "I just cannot comprehend how he got away. | Mrs Knotts, who fostered her nephew after his mother's death, said: "I just cannot comprehend how he got away. |
| "There are so many slip-ups in the system to let someone as dangerous as this escape. | "There are so many slip-ups in the system to let someone as dangerous as this escape. |
| "We put in an appeal for anyone who has information to contact the police. | "We put in an appeal for anyone who has information to contact the police. |
| "He is capable of murder and he could murder someone else." | "He is capable of murder and he could murder someone else." |
| Mr Jobling's girlfriend, Samantha Clark, now 18, had been intending to tell him that she was pregnant on the night he died. | Mr Jobling's girlfriend, Samantha Clark, now 18, had been intending to tell him that she was pregnant on the night he died. |
| The son he never knew about is now 15 months old. | |
| Mrs Knotts said he bears a striking resemblance to his father. | |
| "It's as if Lee was leaving but he left him in his place - all his ways are exactly the same," she said. | "It's as if Lee was leaving but he left him in his place - all his ways are exactly the same," she said. |
| Nevins is described as white, 5ft 11in tall, with fair hair, blue eyes and an oval-shaped face. | Nevins is described as white, 5ft 11in tall, with fair hair, blue eyes and an oval-shaped face. |
| He was jailed in 2006 for the murder of Mr Jobling on Gateshead's Leam Lane Estate. | He was jailed in 2006 for the murder of Mr Jobling on Gateshead's Leam Lane Estate. |
| The court heard how he had mocked the victim's gasps for breath by singing a song. | The court heard how he had mocked the victim's gasps for breath by singing a song. |
| Vigilance urged | Vigilance urged |
| Nevins, who has previous convictions for violence, was wearing a blue polo shirt, navy Reebok tracksuit bottoms, dark coloured overcoat, white socks and dark grey trainers when he escaped. | Nevins, who has previous convictions for violence, was wearing a blue polo shirt, navy Reebok tracksuit bottoms, dark coloured overcoat, white socks and dark grey trainers when he escaped. |
| Northumbria Police said the prisoner has two fingers taped together. | Northumbria Police said the prisoner has two fingers taped together. |
| Superintendent Janet Richards said there was no information to suggest Nevins posed a threat to the public at large, but advised the public not to approach him. | Superintendent Janet Richards said there was no information to suggest Nevins posed a threat to the public at large, but advised the public not to approach him. |
| "We would ask the public to be vigilant," she said. | "We would ask the public to be vigilant," she said. |
| "If anyone recognises this man and has any idea of his whereabouts they should ring 999 straightaway." | "If anyone recognises this man and has any idea of his whereabouts they should ring 999 straightaway." |
| Head injuries | Head injuries |
| Nevins was found guilty at Newcastle Crown Court of the murder of Mr Jobling. | Nevins was found guilty at Newcastle Crown Court of the murder of Mr Jobling. |
| The court heard that Nevins and another man, who were drunk, gatecrashed a party and taunted Mr Jobling, who had been left with a limp and a brain injury after falling from a bridge in 2001. | The court heard that Nevins and another man, who were drunk, gatecrashed a party and taunted Mr Jobling, who had been left with a limp and a brain injury after falling from a bridge in 2001. |
| They attacked him, ignoring his pleas for mercy, and left him blood-soaked and fatally injured. | They attacked him, ignoring his pleas for mercy, and left him blood-soaked and fatally injured. |
| The court heard that as Mr Jobling struggled for breath and started grunting, they began singing Old MacDonald Had A Farm. | The court heard that as Mr Jobling struggled for breath and started grunting, they began singing Old MacDonald Had A Farm. |
| Mr Jobling died 19 days later from head injuries on 28 April 2006. | Mr Jobling died 19 days later from head injuries on 28 April 2006. |