Hunt for prisoner released from jail by mistake (Metro)

An urgent appeal has been launched after a convict was released from prison by mistake.

Officers are trying to find William Walter Johnson, 47, who is wanted for being ‘unlawfully at large’.

The 47-year-old was released ‘in error’ from HMP Hewell in Redditch, Worcestershire.

The Prison Service said mistakes like these are ‘very rare’ but are treated ‘extremely seriously’. Read more

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