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| Convicted killer and robber abscond from HMP Kennet | Convicted killer and robber abscond from HMP Kennet |
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| A convicted murderer and robber have absconded while on day release from prison. | A convicted murderer and robber have absconded while on day release from prison. |
| Merseyside Police said Arnold Pickering, 44, from Chadderton, Greater Manchester, and Thomas Moffett, 51, from Blackburn, had failed to return to HMP Kennet on Saturday afternoon. | Merseyside Police said Arnold Pickering, 44, from Chadderton, Greater Manchester, and Thomas Moffett, 51, from Blackburn, had failed to return to HMP Kennet on Saturday afternoon. |
| Pickering was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murder in 1990 and Moffett was given an indeterminate sentence for a number of robberies. | Pickering was serving a life sentence after being convicted of murder in 1990 and Moffett was given an indeterminate sentence for a number of robberies. |
| People were urged not to approach them. | |
| Swastika tattoos | Swastika tattoos |
| A police spokesman said the two men had been deemed suitable for temporary release on licence by the Home Office but urged anyone who saw them to call officers. | A police spokesman said the two men had been deemed suitable for temporary release on licence by the Home Office but urged anyone who saw them to call officers. |
| Moffett is described as being about 5ft 10in tall, of medium build and with blue eyes. He has a scar on his right knee and tattoos of swastikas on his arms. | Moffett is described as being about 5ft 10in tall, of medium build and with blue eyes. He has a scar on his right knee and tattoos of swastikas on his arms. |
| Pickering is described as being about 5ft 11in tall, also of medium build with blue eyes. He has tattoos on his arms and chest. | Pickering is described as being about 5ft 11in tall, also of medium build with blue eyes. He has tattoos on his arms and chest. |
| Police said they believed both men could be in the Southport area. | Police said they believed both men could be in the Southport area. |
| The force said both men left the Category C prison in Maghull at about 09:00 BST on Saturday on day release and had been due back at 16:30 BST. |