Overview
- Matthew Armstrong, 35, convicted of a 2009 Warwickshire murder, and Daniel Washbourne, 40, with prior convictions for violence and false imprisonment, remain on the run.
- The men are believed to have left HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire between 5pm and 8pm on New Year’s Day.
- Avon and Somerset Police released CCTV from January 1 and circulated both men as wanted via national systems after initial address checks proved negative.
- Aaron Thomas, 39, was arrested in Bristol and charged with escaping lawful custody, with a court appearance due on Monday.
- Police urge the public not to approach the men and to call 999 with sightings, quoting reference 5226000700; Armstrong has links to Warwickshire and Washbourne to Herefordshire.