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Two men abscond from Epsom secure hospital unit Two men walk out of Epsom hospital psychiatric unit
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Two men with a history of violence have absconded from a secure hospital unit. Two men with a history of violence have walked out of a hospital unit.
Surrey Police said Jason Bratton, 36, and Neil Emery, 46, went missing from Epsom General Hospital on Wednesday morning.Surrey Police said Jason Bratton, 36, and Neil Emery, 46, went missing from Epsom General Hospital on Wednesday morning.
Both had been detained under the Mental Health Act and require various medications. Both had been detained under the Mental Health Act and require various medications, officers said.
Det Insp Dan Voller said there was no indication of a threat to the public but the men may be at risk of self-harm.Det Insp Dan Voller said there was no indication of a threat to the public but the men may be at risk of self-harm.
'Left without medication' "Both men do have a history of violence and although there is no indication of any direct threat to the public, anyone who believes they have seen either of the two men are urged not to approach them but to phone police immediately," he said.
He said: "Both men do have a history of violence and although there is no indication of any direct threat to the public, anyone who believes they have seen either of the two men are urged not to approach them but to phone police immediately." 'Celtic band tattoo'
Neither of the men had their phones or any money, police said. It is also believed neither had their medication.Neither of the men had their phones or any money, police said. It is also believed neither had their medication.
Bratton is described as white, 5ft 2in (1.6m), with a slim build and short black hair. Andy Erskine, director of mental health at Surrey and Borders NHS, said the men, who left together, were receiving intensive psychiatric care and had needed inpatient services.
Earlier, police said the men had absconded from a secure unit, but Mr Erskine said it was actually a psychiatric intensive care ward.
He said he could not give details of their violence in the past.
Police described Bratton as white, 5ft 2in (1.6m), with a slim build and short black hair.
He was last seen wearing grey jogging bottoms, a white T-shirt, a grey baseball cap and white trainers. He has a blue Celtic band tattoo around his upper arm.He was last seen wearing grey jogging bottoms, a white T-shirt, a grey baseball cap and white trainers. He has a blue Celtic band tattoo around his upper arm.
Police said he had links with Surrey and Hampshire, including Aldershot, Farnborough, Farnham and Southampton.
Emery is described as white, 5ft 8in (1.7m), with a stocky build and short black greying hair, a scruffy beard and a tanned complexion.Emery is described as white, 5ft 8in (1.7m), with a stocky build and short black greying hair, a scruffy beard and a tanned complexion.
He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, three-quarter length khaki trousers and boots. Police said he had links to Woking and Richmond, London. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, three-quarter length khaki trousers and boots.