Trio make secret late-night escape from religious group in Orkney after monk’s death

Signs of voles were found on Mainland, Orkney (Image: Alamy/PA)

THREE followers from a religious group based in Orkney have made a late-night secret escape from the island after the death of a monk from a local monastery.

Two priests and a subdeacon from the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer have defected from the Catholic group in the wake of a tumultuous period on the island, according to the Press and Journal.