Greater Manchester Police had appealed for the public's help to trace Jonathan Windsor
A prisoner who escaped while being escorted at a hospital has been found and is back in custody, police said. On Monday, Greater Manchester Police appealed for the public's help to trace Jonathan Windsor, 31, who they said ' escaped lawful custody while being escorted by prison staff '. A major search was launched for Windsor with police urging the public not to approach him and report any sightings immediately.
On Tuesday, a spokesman for the force said the HMP Forest Bank prisoner had been found. The spokesman said: 'He was found overnight and is now back in custody.' At the time of the incident, Forest Bank Prison, a Category B men's private prison in Pendlebury, said they were 'aware of the incident' involving a prisoner who was 'under escort' at the local hospital, but declined to comment further.
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