Police have issued an urgent appeal to the public for help in tracing Kieran Cameron, who has absconded from HMP Thorn Cross and has links to Dorset.
The 43-year-old is serving a 23-year-prison sentence for attempted murder, which was committed in Dorset in 2016.
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Cameron was reported missing from the category D open prison in Appleton Thorn at 8.20pm yesterday, Tuesday.
He is described by police as being white and around 5’ 6” tall, as well as being of a medium build with heavily receding hair and a ginger and grey beard.
He is known to have extensive links to Manchester, Liverpool, and Dorset.
DCI Nick Henderson, of Cheshire Police’s serious and organised crime unit, said: “We are appealing for the help of the public to trace Kieran Cameron.
“He is unlawfully at large after leaving HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington.
“If you see him, do not approach him, and call 999 immediately.”
Kieran Cameron has absconded from HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington
“If you have any information as to where Cameron may be, call Cheshire Police on 101, quoting IML 2247029, or visit cheshire.police.uk/tell-us
Cameron was sentenced to 23 years in prison in August 2016 for attempted murder after a stabbing in Poole, Dorset, in connection with threats from rival gangs.
The then-34-year-old was found guilty of attempted murder by a jury following a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court.
The court heard that Cameron and a co-defendant had stabbed their 22-year-old victim around 10 times during the attack.
Cameron was said to be immersed in serious and organised crime and had been under threat from a rival gang.
Members of the jury were told they tried to kill the victim in a bid to lay the blame at the door of this rival gang.
In CCTV shown to the court, the defendant could be seen running from the scene while the victim staggered from an alleyway to seek help.
He sustained 10 stab wounds to the stomach, neck, and the back of the head, all of which required surgery in hospital.