Police in England have issued an urgent warning to the public after two offenders absconded from the same healthcare facility on New Year's Eve.
Officers from Northamptonshire Police say that 43-year-old Nicholas Courtney left the hospital grounds St Andrew’s Healthcare facility in Billing Road, Northampton, around 6pm on Saturday, December 31, while on an escorted walk with members of staff. The police are not linking his disappearance with an earlier escape by another patient.
Courtney, a convicted sex offender, is serving a hospital order. He is described as white, 5ft 8in tall, of slim build with a bald head and tattoos on his neck. He was last seen wearing black trainers, blue jeans, a black jacket with a red stripe across the chest and a waterproof jacket on top.
