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Two men who walked out of Epsom hospital psychiatric unit are found | |
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Two men with a history of violence who walked out of a psychiatric intensive care ward of a hospital have been found. | |
Surrey Police said Jason Bratton, 36, and Neil Emery, 46, went missing from Epsom General Hospital on Wednesday. | Surrey Police said Jason Bratton, 36, and Neil Emery, 46, went missing from Epsom General Hospital on Wednesday. |
Both had been detained under the Mental Health Act and required various medications. There was no indication of a threat to the public, police said. | |
Emery was found on Friday in Dorking and Bratton in Aldershot, Hampshire. | |
A member of the public called police after seeing an appeal on social media and spotting Emery at 10:23 BST. | |
Bratton was located at 12:43 BST following intelligence-led inquiries by Surrey and Hampshire officers. | |
Neither had medication | |
Det Insp Peter Harvey, who led the investigation, said: "We would like to thank the public for their help in this search, without which we would not have been able to locate the two men as quickly." | |
Neither of the men had their phones or any money when they went missing. It is also believed neither had their medication. | |
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. | 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. |
He said he could not give details of their violent past. | |