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| Ex-royal aide absconds from jail | |
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| Convicted murderer Jane Andrews, a former aide of the Duchess of York, has absconded from prison, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. | |
| Andrews was jailed for life for murdering her boyfriend Thomas Cressman when he refused to marry her. | Andrews was jailed for life for murdering her boyfriend Thomas Cressman when he refused to marry her. |
| Andrews, of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, was ordered to serve a minimum of 12 years in jail. | |
| The murder took place in September 2000 at the home which the couple shared in Fulham, west London. | The murder took place in September 2000 at the home which the couple shared in Fulham, west London. |
| Andrews failed to return to East Sutton Park prison in Kent on Sunday night. | Andrews failed to return to East Sutton Park prison in Kent on Sunday night. |
| A spokesman for the prison service said: "Jane Andrews is believed to have absconded from HMP East Sutton Park on November 22 2009 after being found missing at the 8pm roll-check. | |
| "Police have been informed and are assisting with the search." | |
| During an Old Bailey trial in 2001, a jury heard Andrews beat her lover with a cricket bat and then stabbed him with a kitchen knife. | |
| In 2003, Andrews was taken to intensive care after prison staff found her unconscious in her cell. |