Convicted killer escapes from jail

Last Modified: 17 May 2008
Source: PA News

Police are still hunting a convicted killer who has gone on the run from an open prison.

John Bowden, 51, failed to return to HMP Noranside in Angus on Thursday.

Police said Bowden, who was last seen in the nearby town of Forfar, was being tested in "open conditions" when he absconded.

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