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Prisoner on the run after escaping on Christmas Day
Mahad Elmi, 27, absconded from a low-security Category D prison near Grendon Underwood and is considered unlawfully at large, with police warning not to approach him.
- On Thursday Mahad Elmi, 27, left HMP Springhill, open prison near Grendon Underwood, and is considered unlawfully at large after failing to return.
- HMP Springhill is a Category D open prison with minimal security that houses more than 300 inmates and lets eligible prisoners spend much of their day away on licence.
- Police warned the public `If you see Elmi, do not approach him and call 999 instead`; sightings can be reported to 101 or online quoting reference number 43250653119.
- Police have launched a hunt after Christmas Day, with Detective Sergeant Matthew French appealing, `We are appealing for the help of the public to trace Mahad Elmi, who is unlawfully at large.`
- The episode follows other accidental releases, increasing scrutiny of the prison system as Justice Secretary David Lammy faces controversy amid a surge in mistaken releases, including last month’s freeing of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24.
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The Independent (US)Police issue ‘do not approach’ warning after prisoner escapes jail on Christmas Day
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Prisoner on the run after fleeing on Christmas Day
Mahad Elmi, 27, left the open jail in Buckinghamshire and is now unlawfully at large. Police are hunting a man who fled prison on Christmas Day. Mahad Elmi, 27, left the open jail in Buckinghamshire and is now unlawfully at large, Thames Valley Police said. The force said he absconded from HMP Springhill, near the village of Grendon Underwood, overnight from on Thursday into Boxing Day. The prison, which houses more than 300 inmates, is classed …
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