Prisoner escapes during hospice visit

A prisoner serving a 10-year sentence for assault and robbery escaped from custody today, while on temporary release from Mountjoy Jail.

A prisoner serving a sentence for assault and robbery escaped from custody today, while on temporary release from Mountjoy Jail.

The man, who has been in jail since 2001, had been allowed to visit his mother in a hospice when he absconded at about 2pm.