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Escaped murder suspect captured | Escaped murder suspect captured |
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Police have arrested a murder suspect who escaped from a mental health unit in south-west London. | |
John Claydon, 28, was arrested by Metropolitan Police on Hampton Road in Twickenham after he escaped from Springfield Hospital late on Tuesday. | |
He was undergoing a psychiatric assessment in the hospital's mental unit when he fled with John Slavin, who is facing aggravated burglary charges. | |
Mr Slavin, who is originally from Bristol, remains at large, police say. | |
Hospital officials say the two men had outside help with their escape. | |
Mr Claydon is awaiting trial for the murder of Ben Foster, 22, in Bath in April. | Mr Claydon is awaiting trial for the murder of Ben Foster, 22, in Bath in April. |
Previous escapes | Previous escapes |
Mr Slavin is 6ft 3in (1.97m) of thin build with a goatee beard. He was wearing a black jumper, black coat, blue jeans and a black beanie hat when he escaped. | Mr Slavin is 6ft 3in (1.97m) of thin build with a goatee beard. He was wearing a black jumper, black coat, blue jeans and a black beanie hat when he escaped. |
Police say he is known to frequent Aberdeen. | |
The hospital, part of the South West London and St George's NHS Trust, has been at the centre of controversy over previous escapes. | The hospital, part of the South West London and St George's NHS Trust, has been at the centre of controversy over previous escapes. |
The institution was criticised after one of its patients, John Barrett, killed a cyclist in Richmond Park in September 2004. | The institution was criticised after one of its patients, John Barrett, killed a cyclist in Richmond Park in September 2004. |
The paranoid schizophrenic stabbed retired banker Denis Finnegan, 50, after walking out of the hospital grounds. | The paranoid schizophrenic stabbed retired banker Denis Finnegan, 50, after walking out of the hospital grounds. |