Overview
- Matthew Armstrong, 35, is a convicted murderer from a 2009 Warwickshire case, and Daniel Washbourne, 40, has prior convictions for violence and false imprisonment.
- CCTV shows two men matching their descriptions on Ashley Road in Bristol at about 10:35am on Saturday, January 3, walking toward Stokes Croft.
- Further footage from Sunday, January 4, shows a man in a burgundy coat matching Armstrong’s clothing on Filton Road and Gloucester Road North before being seen in Patchway around 11:05–11:15am.
- Investigators are reviewing reported sightings, have circulated the men nationally, and are working with other forces because the pair have no known links to the area.
- A third man, Aaron Thomas, 39, was arrested in Bristol on January 3 and charged with escaping lawful custody, and police urge the public not to approach the escapees and to call 999 quoting reference 5226000700 or 101 with information.