08/10/2014

Appeal After Prisoner Escapes Doncaster Prison

South Yorkshire Police have reported that a prisoner has absconded from HMP Hatfield in Doncaster.

Police say that 38-year-old Clinton Baldwin is believed to have escaped some time between 20:00 on Monday and 08:30 on Tuesday.

He is described as approximately 6ft 4in tall with scars on the right side of his head and chin.

He was convicted of robbery in 2006.

The public have been warned not to approach Baldwin but to call police.

(MH/JP)

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