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| Former royal aide Jane Andrews who absconded from an open prison in Kent is back in police custody. | Former royal aide Jane Andrews who absconded from an open prison in Kent is back in police custody. |
| Andrews, who was jailed for murder, failed to return to East Sutton Park, in Maidstone, on Sunday night. She was found nearby in the early hours. | Andrews, who was jailed for murder, failed to return to East Sutton Park, in Maidstone, on Sunday night. She was found nearby 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. |
| Andrews, 42, of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, was ordered to serve at least 15 years in 2001. | Andrews, 42, of Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, was ordered to serve at least 15 years in 2001. |
| But that sentence was reduced by three years on appeal. | But that sentence was reduced by three years on appeal. |
| Andrews, who worked for the Duchess of York for nine years until 1997, was eligible to be freed on parole in 2012. | Andrews, who worked for the Duchess of York for nine years until 1997, was eligible to be freed on parole in 2012. |
| A Kent Police spokesperson said: "Police have located missing person Jane Andrews safe and well and she has been taken into police custody. | A Kent Police spokesperson said: "Police have located missing person Jane Andrews safe and well and she has been taken into police custody. |
| "She was found in the Maidstone area in the early hours of this morning." | "She was found in the Maidstone area in the early hours of this morning." |
| Andrews went missing from East Sutton Park Prison | Andrews went missing from East Sutton Park Prison |
| The force did not give out any further details of how she came to be found. | The force did not give out any further details of how she came to be found. |
| Andrews had been in an open prison since July after being moved from Send closed women's prison in Surrey. | Andrews had been in an open prison since July after being moved from Send closed women's prison in Surrey. |
| She was moved to East Sutton Park prison on 18 November and took a paracetamol overdose last week for which she needed hospital treatment. | She was moved to East Sutton Park prison on 18 November and took a paracetamol overdose last week for which she needed hospital treatment. |
| In 2003, Andrews was taken into intensive care after prison staff found her unconscious in her cell. | In 2003, Andrews was taken into intensive care after prison staff found her unconscious in her cell. |
| Rick Cressman, the brother of the man Andrews murdered, said his family had opposed the moving of Andrews to an open prison. | |
| Mr Cressman, the owner of a hotel near Solihull, described the decision as "wholly inappropriate and pretty offensive to the family and to the memory of my brother". | |
| 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. |