Escaped convict stabbed himself before recapture in Belfast

A notorious on-the-run Scottish prisoner stabbed himself before he was recaptured in Belfast last night.

Escaped convict stabbed himself before recapture in Belfast
Thu, 19 Feb, 2015 - 09:29

A notorious on-the-run Scottish prisoner stabbed himself before he was recaptured in Belfast last night.

Derek Brockwell, 53, from Glasgow was detained by PSNI officers who used a Taser during the operation outside a pub in Belfast city centre.

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CourtsBrockwell capturePlace: BelfastPlace: GlasgowPlace: Tallaght HospitalPlace: south DublinPlace: Portlaoise prisonPlace: UKPlace: Bridge House barPlace: Bedford StreetPlace: Bridge HousePlace: BlackrockPlace: IrishPlace: IrelandPlace: Kirkham PrisonPlace: EnglandPlace: LondonPlace: PaddingtonPerson: Derek BrockwellPerson: SuperintendentPerson: Darrin JonesPerson: BrockwellPerson: Minister for JusticePerson: Frances FitzgeraldOrganisation: PSNIOrganisation: Irish Prison ServiceOrganisation: BBCOrganisation: Royal Victoria HospitalOrganisation: Belfast Health TrustOrganisation: Bank of IrelandOrganisation: Ireland’s Prison Officers Association
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