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| Police recapture escaped gunman | Police recapture escaped gunman |
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| A convicted gunman who was freed from the back of an ambulance by two masked men has been recaptured by police. | |
| Joe Farnan, 27, was arrested at a property in Docklands, east London, at about 1700 GMT. He is being held at a central London police station. | |
| A woman, believed to be in her 20s, was also arrested. | A woman, believed to be in her 20s, was also arrested. |
| Farnan was taken to Hammersmith Hospital by ambulance on Monday but when he arrived two men - one armed with a gun - opened the rear doors. | Farnan was taken to Hammersmith Hospital by ambulance on Monday but when he arrived two men - one armed with a gun - opened the rear doors. |
| The masked men threatened three prison officers and forced them to uncuff Farnan before all three fled by car. No shots were fired. | The masked men threatened three prison officers and forced them to uncuff Farnan before all three fled by car. No shots were fired. |
| Farnan, of Bermondsey, south London, was in prison at Wormwood Scrubs serving a sentence for a number of crimes, including previous escapes from custody. | Farnan, of Bermondsey, south London, was in prison at Wormwood Scrubs serving a sentence for a number of crimes, including previous escapes from custody. |
| Third escape | Third escape |
| Farnan was being taken to hospital after complaining of fits while in prison. | Farnan was being taken to hospital after complaining of fits while in prison. |
| The Prison Service has started an inquiry into his escape. | The Prison Service has started an inquiry into his escape. |
| Farnan was being taken from the prison to Hammersmith Hospital | Farnan was being taken from the prison to Hammersmith Hospital |
| It is the third time Farnan has managed to escape from custody. | It is the third time Farnan has managed to escape from custody. |
| The gang's escape vehicle, a silver Volvo, was found abandoned in the early hours of Tuesday in Ealing, west London. | The gang's escape vehicle, a silver Volvo, was found abandoned in the early hours of Tuesday in Ealing, west London. |
| In May 2000, following an appearance at Tower Bridge Magistrates' Court where he was appearing charged with armed robbery, Farnan absconded from a prison van transporting him along Tower Bridge Road. | In May 2000, following an appearance at Tower Bridge Magistrates' Court where he was appearing charged with armed robbery, Farnan absconded from a prison van transporting him along Tower Bridge Road. |
| Police recaptured him about three months later at Surrey Quays shopping centre. | Police recaptured him about three months later at Surrey Quays shopping centre. |
| In April 2001, Farnan was sentenced to 16 years in jail at the Old Bailey for robbery, conspiracy to rob, possession of an imitation firearm and escaping from lawful custody. | In April 2001, Farnan was sentenced to 16 years in jail at the Old Bailey for robbery, conspiracy to rob, possession of an imitation firearm and escaping from lawful custody. |
| He later escaped from Standford jail in Kent, before being given an indeterminate sentence at Harrow Crown Court last July for conspiracy to rob, aggravated vehicle taking and escaping from lawful custody. | He later escaped from Standford jail in Kent, before being given an indeterminate sentence at Harrow Crown Court last July for conspiracy to rob, aggravated vehicle taking and escaping from lawful custody. |