Escaped Liverpool prisoner found in Leeds

    Photo Credit - Merseyside Police

    A manhunt for an escaped convict from Liverpool has come to and end after he was arrested in Leeds.

    Shaun Walmsley, 29, was sprung from custody during a visit to Aintree University Hospital in February 2017. Two men armed with a knife and a gun confronted guards outside the Liverpool hospital during a visit from HMP Walton.

    Armed officers stopped a car in the Harehills area of Leeds on Tuesday 21 August and detained Walmsley.

    He will appear at Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates' Court charged with escape from lawful custody.

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