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Escaped prisoner gives himself up | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A prisoner who was on the run after escaping from Downpatrick courthouse on Thursday afternoon is back in custody. | |
Conall Kearney, 18, was being escorted from the courtroom to a custody suite by prison officers when he slipped out of handcuffs and ran off. | |
It is understood he walked into a police station in Downpatrick at about 1900 BST. | |
He had been remanded on charges of criminal damage, riotous behaviour, and possession of an offensive weapon. | He had been remanded on charges of criminal damage, riotous behaviour, and possession of an offensive weapon. |
It was the second time this week a prisoner has escaped. On Tuesday night, a man serving a 30-month sentence at Magilligan fled from Causeway Hospital. | |
He escaped out of a toilet but was recaptured within an hour. | He escaped out of a toilet but was recaptured within an hour. |
The court service has said it has "commissioned an urgent review" into the Downpatrick incident and "is working closely with the prison service on this review". | The court service has said it has "commissioned an urgent review" into the Downpatrick incident and "is working closely with the prison service on this review". |