Revealed: FIVE crooks have broken out of Hollesley Bay prison in the past month – as manhunt is launched for three who absconded in one day

• The inmates went missing from HMP Hollesley Bay in Suffolk in the past month

Under-fire HMP Hollesley Bay has five prisoners who are still on the run after absconding over the past month.

Joshua Lewis Terry, Levi Mitchell, Aidan McGuiness, Andrew Smith and Roger Simmons are all on the loose.

Yesterday Suffolk Police warned the public not to approach Terry and Mitchell after they were found to have disappeared from HMP Hollesley Bay.

The pair were discovered gone the same day that another inmate from the prison, McGuiness, was reported missing.

And on September 28, Smith – who was serving a 18 year sentence for grievous bodily harm – went walkabout.

On September 26, police said Roger Simmons had been granted a period of temporary home leave and was due to return to the prison, but failed to do so

Police received a report on September 28 that Andrew Smith, 37, previously from the Berkshire area, had been reported missing.

Police have said they are also searching for Aidan McGuiness, a prisoner who absconded from the same facility just hours earlier

The day before that burglar Simmons, 47, also vanished.

News of the five prisoners on the run are bound to raise serious questions about their suitability for that kind of prison. 

Terry, who is 29 years old, was serving a two year and four month sentence for affray, threatening a person with a blade/pointed article in a public place and theft. Mitchell, who is 39 years old, had been serving a sentence for multiple burglaries.

The criminals were reported to police as missing from the Category D men’s prison and Young Offender Institution near Woodbridge in Suffolk at 7pm on Saturday evening.

The pair were found to have gone the same day that another inmate from the prison complex was reported missing. 

Joshua Lewis Terry (pictured), who was in prison for affray, theft and threatening with a blade/pointed article, has absconded from prison

He is believed to be in the company of Levi Michell (pictured), who also absconded from the jail

The pair are believe to have absconded from HMP Hollesley Bay in Suffolk on Saturday evening

Suffolk Police have urged the public to contact them urgently if they know their whereabouts or have seen them, but maintain they should not be approached.

Terry, who is from the Norfolk area, is described as being 6ft 2inches tall with ginger hair and blue eyes. He has a thin build and has a stubble of facial hair. He also has a tattoo on his lower arm of a star.

Mitchell, who is from the Hertfordshire area, is described as being 5ft 10inches tall with ginger hair and blue eyes. He is of slight build with a goatee beard. He also has a birthmark on his left arm and hand.

Anyone who has seen Terry or Mitchell is asked to contact Suffolk Police, quoting CAD 310 or CAD 311 of 21 October.

Terry and Mitchell were reported missing from the prison the same day that another inmate from the jail was found to have disappeared.

Aidan McGuiness was reported to have absconded from the HMP Hollesley Bay just before 9.20am on Saturday morning. 

The 44-year-old, who is previously from the Barnsley area, had been serving a three year sentence for theft, fraud and possession of a controlled drug of Class B charges.

He is described as being 5ft 10inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes. He is of a thin build with a clean-shaven face and a slight northern accent. He also has a ‘Zara’ tattoo on his left wrist.

Anyone who has seen him, knows of his whereabouts or has seen a man matching his description is asked to contact Suffolk Police, quoting CAD 95 of 21 October.

Police received a report on September 28 that Smith, 37, previously from the Berkshire area, had been reported missing.

He is described as being 6ft tall with brown hair and eyes, and is of a stocky build. He also has short facial hair.

He was serving an 18 year sentence for grievous bodily harm.

And on September 26, police said Simmons had been granted a period of temporary home leave and was due to return to the prison, but failed to do so.

He is serving a 17-year sentence for burglary offences. He has links to the Anerley area of south-east London.

Anyone who believes they have seen this man, or who has any information regarding his whereabouts, is asked to contact Suffolk Police on 101.

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