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Fugitive Serving 23 Years for Attempted Murder Arrested in Manchester After Absconding From Open Prison

Police say the 43-year-old jailed for a 2016 Dorset attack was detained in Hulme by Cheshire officers.

Overview

  • Cheshire Police confirmed Kieran Cameron, 43, was arrested in the Hulme area of Greater Manchester following a search.
  • Cameron had been declared unlawfully at large after leaving HMP Thorn Cross, a Category D open prison in Warrington, on Tuesday evening.
  • He is serving a 23-year sentence for an attempted murder in Poole, Dorset, in 2016, where a 22-year-old man was stabbed around 10 times.
  • Officers had released CCTV images showing him leaving the prison and warned the public not to approach him, urging 999 calls for sightings.
  • Police previously described him as 5ft 6in, of medium build, with heavily receding hair and a ginger and grey beard, noting links to Manchester, Liverpool and Dorset.