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Stomach stamp killer on the run from Sudbury Prison | Stomach stamp killer on the run from Sudbury Prison |
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A convicted murderer who stamped a woman to death has absconded from an open prison in Derbyshire. | A convicted murderer who stamped a woman to death has absconded from an open prison in Derbyshire. |
Darren Jackson, 51, was serving part of his life sentence at HMP Sudbury when he was reported missing on Tuesday. | Darren Jackson, 51, was serving part of his life sentence at HMP Sudbury when he was reported missing on Tuesday. |
Jackson killed Gill Ellis in Burnley in 1984, when he was a teenager, by stamping on her stomach and tearing a main blood vessel to her heart. | Jackson killed Gill Ellis in Burnley in 1984, when he was a teenager, by stamping on her stomach and tearing a main blood vessel to her heart. |
He was jailed in March 1986, went on the run in 1997 and was later freed but then recalled to Sudbury Prison. | He was jailed in March 1986, went on the run in 1997 and was later freed but then recalled to Sudbury Prison. |
Ms Ellis, from Burnley, was mugged as she walked across Hargher Clough Recreation Ground on her way home from a Christmas party in 1984, the Lancashire Telegraph reported. | Ms Ellis, from Burnley, was mugged as she walked across Hargher Clough Recreation Ground on her way home from a Christmas party in 1984, the Lancashire Telegraph reported. |
As she lay unconscious, Jackson, also from Burnley, stamped on her stomach - splitting her pancreas and fracturing her ribs, the trial at Manchester Crown Court heard. | As she lay unconscious, Jackson, also from Burnley, stamped on her stomach - splitting her pancreas and fracturing her ribs, the trial at Manchester Crown Court heard. |
The prosecutor said Ms Ellis's liver had "virtually exploded". | The prosecutor said Ms Ellis's liver had "virtually exploded". |
Jackson was found guilty of murder and jailed for life. | Jackson was found guilty of murder and jailed for life. |
In 1997, he escaped from HMP Ranby, in Nottinghamshire, and went on the run for three days before giving himself up after he was spotted. | In 1997, he escaped from HMP Ranby, in Nottinghamshire, and went on the run for three days before giving himself up after he was spotted. |
He was released in 2007 - after serving 21 years of his sentence - but was later recalled to Sudbury Prison. | He was released in 2007 - after serving 21 years of his sentence - but was later recalled to Sudbury Prison. |
Police have described him as white, 6ft 4ins tall, slim, with short cropped grey hair and a tattoo on his wrist. His last known addresses were in Oldham and Burnley. | Police have described him as white, 6ft 4ins tall, slim, with short cropped grey hair and a tattoo on his wrist. His last known addresses were in Oldham and Burnley. |
In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said: "When an abscond takes place, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. | |
"Those who do abscond are returned to much tougher, closed prisons where they will have to serve additional time." |