Police have launched a manhunt after a convicted killer escaped from an open prison in Gloucestershire
Jason Mills, 49, attended Bridewell Police Station in Bristol on Wednesday morning but then failed to return to HMP Leyhill, a category D prison, as required, according to Avon and Somerset Police.
Mills was last seen wearing a black Nike cap, black vest, blue coat, blue jeans and white Adidas trainers. The force are asking the public not to approach him if they see him but instead call 999 quoting reference 5222081856.Mills is known to have links to Essex, where the offence took place.The court heard the 24-year-old mother-of-one had been subjected to a vicious attack, suffering bruising, a blow to her abdomen and serious head injuries.After Mills was convicted on a unanimous verdict, the court heard he had 99 previous convictions, mainly for theft and dishonesty.
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