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Former royal aide Jane Andrews, who absconded from an open prison in Kent, is back in custody. | |
Andrews, jailed for murder, failed to return to East Sutton Park in Maidstone on Sunday night. She was found at a nearby hotel in the early hours. | Andrews, jailed for murder, failed to return to East Sutton Park in Maidstone on Sunday night. She was found at a nearby hotel in the early hours. |
She was jailed for life for fatally beating and stabbing boyfriend Thomas Cressman at their London home. | She was jailed for life for fatally beating and stabbing boyfriend Thomas Cressman at their London home. |
The Prison Service said Andrews, 42, of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, would now be put in a closed jail. | The Prison Service said Andrews, 42, of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, would now be put in a closed jail. |
She faces the possibility of extra time in prison because of her attempted escape. | |
[Andrews] will be returned to Prison Service custody and placed in a closed prison Prison Service spokesman Spectacular fall of royal helper | [Andrews] will be returned to Prison Service custody and placed in a closed prison Prison Service spokesman Spectacular fall of royal helper |
Her victim's brother, Rick Cressman, 58, the owner of a hotel near Solihull in the West Midlands, welcomed the move to put Andrews in a closed jail where she could not "cause chaos". | |
He said: "That's where she belonged in the first place. | |
"I do think the punishment should fit the crime and the way she is being treated by the authorities doesn't fit the crime." | |
Mr Cressman, who is seeking a meeting with the Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, said he thought Mr Straw should resign, and added that he felt "totally traumatised". | Mr Cressman, who is seeking a meeting with the Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, said he thought Mr Straw should resign, and added that he felt "totally traumatised". |
He said that to have Andrews in an open prison was "absolutely insulting" to the memory of his brother. | He said that to have Andrews in an open prison was "absolutely insulting" to the memory of his brother. |
"I feel my brother was murdered yesterday," he said. | "I feel my brother was murdered yesterday," he said. |
A Kent Police spokesperson said that Andrews had been found "safe and well" after being found in a hotel the Maidstone area in the very early hours of Wednesday morning. | |
Andrews went missing from East Sutton Park Prison in Kent. | Andrews went missing from East Sutton Park Prison in Kent. |
Police have declined to release more details about the recapture. | |
Assistant Chief Constable Andy Adams, from Kent Police, said a "number of people" including those from the Ministry of Justice had assisted the police search. | Assistant Chief Constable Andy Adams, from Kent Police, said a "number of people" including those from the Ministry of Justice had assisted the police search. |
Andrews, who worked for the Duchess of York for nine years until 1997, was ordered to serve at least 15 years in 2001 for the murder of Mr Cressman. | Andrews, who worked for the Duchess of York for nine years until 1997, was ordered to serve at least 15 years in 2001 for the murder of Mr Cressman. |
However that sentence was reduced by three years on appeal. | However that sentence was reduced by three years on appeal. |
She was eligible to be freed on parole in 2012. | She was eligible to be freed on parole in 2012. |
She had been in an open prison since July after being moved from Send closed women's prison in Surrey. | She had been in an open prison since July after being moved from Send closed women's prison in Surrey. |
On 18 November she was moved to East Sutton Park prison where she took a paracetamol overdose, for which she needed hospital treatment. | On 18 November she was moved to East Sutton Park prison where she took a paracetamol overdose, for which she needed hospital treatment. |
It was her second overdose attempt - In 2003 she was taken into intensive care after prison staff found her unconscious in her cell. | It was her second overdose attempt - In 2003 she was taken into intensive care after prison staff found her unconscious in her cell. |
After her escape her victim's family had condemned the decision to move Andrews to an open prison eight and a half years into her sentence. | |
They called for her eligibility for release on parole in 2012 to be re-examined, adding that the affair exposed "incompetence" in the Ministry of Justice. | They called for her eligibility for release on parole in 2012 to be re-examined, adding that the affair exposed "incompetence" in the Ministry of Justice. |
Andrews received a life sentence for murder of Thomas Cressman. | Andrews received a life sentence for murder of Thomas Cressman. |
A Prison Service spokesman said: "[Andrews] will be returned to Prison Service custody and placed in a closed prison." | A Prison Service spokesman said: "[Andrews] will be returned to Prison Service custody and placed in a closed prison." |
The spokesman said that policy was to return re-captured absconders to a more secure closed prison where they face either a criminal prosecution for escaping or an internal adjudication in jail in front of a visiting judge. | The spokesman said that policy was to return re-captured absconders to a more secure closed prison where they face either a criminal prosecution for escaping or an internal adjudication in jail in front of a visiting judge. |
In both cases they can receive extra time in prison on top of their existing sentence. | In both cases they can receive extra time in prison on top of their existing sentence. |
Andrews beat 39-year-old Mr Cressman with a cricket bat and stabbed him with a kitchen knife at their Fulham home on 17 September 2000. | Andrews beat 39-year-old Mr Cressman with a cricket bat and stabbed him with a kitchen knife at their Fulham home on 17 September 2000. |
An Old Bailey jury decided by a majority of 11 to one that she killed the wealthy businessman in a jealous rage after he refused to marry her. | An Old Bailey jury decided by a majority of 11 to one that she killed the wealthy businessman in a jealous rage after he refused to marry her. |