18/12/2017

On The Run Prisoner Arrested In North Belfast

A 52-year-old man who failed to return to Maghaberry Prison has been arrested.

James Valliday had been "unlawfully at large" and was detained at an address in north Belfast on Sunday, 17 December.

A 29-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Meanwhile, police are continuing to appeal for information to help trace missing prisoner Charles Valliday, who also failed to return to the jail on the same date.

He is described as 5ft 9ins in height, of stocky build, with short, brown hair, protruding ears and green eyes. He has a tattoo on his left arm – a bulldog, panther and snake - and a fish tattoo on his right arm.

(CD)

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