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Sean Phipps who is wanted

Rapist who absconded from prison caught after three months on the run

Sean Phipps, 51, failed to return to HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire after being released on a temporary licence to visit Bristol on June 1.

13 Sept 2022

Jon Marc Stephens left prison on a temporary licence on Wednesday 17 August but failed to return

Police search launched after man absconds from Gloucestershire prison

Jon Marc Stephens, 36, absconded from HMP Leyhill on Wednesday 17 August.

18 Aug 2022

Sean Phipps who is wanted

Rapist who absconded from prison could be living 'off-grid'

Avon and Somerset Police are still searching for Sean Phipps who failed to return to prison in June

8 Aug 2022

Search underway for convicted rapist missing from open prison

Arrests after prisoners abscond from open prison in South Gloucestershire

Search underway for convicted robbers missing from Gloucestershire prison

Rapist who should be in prison seen on Bristol shopping centre CCTV

Sex offender detained after walking out of South Gloucestershire prison

Two prison absconders found and arrested

Three men 'at risk to public' abscond from prison