Police continue to hunt for a convicted child killer who has absconded from prison while serving two life sentences for kidnap and murder.
Alan John Giles, 56, fled from an “open” section of HMP Hewell, near Redditch, Worcestershire, on Monday, West Mercia Police said.
Giles, originally from Oldbury, West Midlands, was jailed in 1997 at Birmingham Crown Court for murdering 16-year-old Kevin Ricketts in 1995.
At the time of Giles’ trial, the body of the victim, a student from Quinton, near Birmingham, had not been found.
Giles, who has had recent contact with family in the West Midlands, is described as white, 5ft 9ins, and of proportionate build with short grey hair and blue eyes.
He has tattoos of an eagle on his back and a swallow, shark and flower on his left arm.
It is believed Giles is wearing a grey Rockport sweater, blue jeans and white Asics trainers.
