Saturday, July 11, 2009

'Identity switch escape' man held

Police have inactive a Negro in county after a challenge prisoner walked discover of a suite allegedly by change identities with his match brother.

Simon Maclellan, 27, from Gosport, was on challenge at HMP metropolis but went missing on weekday salutation when he was released by magistrates.

It is thought he was mistaken for his match brother Mark who was on challenge for a lesser offence.

Hampshire Police addicted a Negro was inactive in Fareham on Saturday.

'Internal investigation'

Police on weekday inactive added 27-year-old Negro on distrustfulness of aiding and abetting an escape.

Detectives said Mark Maclellan had been cod to materialize at Fareham Magistrates' Court.

The unify are not identical twins but the mistake was not spotted by situation officials until shortly after 2100 BST on Friday.

A statement released by the Ministry of Justice said: "A prisoner from HMP metropolis was mistakenly released instead of his brother.

"The situation are treating it as an carelessness and an internal investigation is under way."

Maclellan is cod to stand effort in August in unification with an operation of important bodily harm.

Two another people, a Negro and a woman, are in safekeeping in unification with the investigating and will be questioned later, personnel said.
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