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Prisoner re-arrested after funeral escape

PSNI - Prisoner re-arrested
PSNI - Prisoner re-arrested

A remand prisoner who went on the run after absconding from a funeral in Co Antrim has been re-arrested.

Police had issued a warning to the public not to approach John George Kennedy Reid.

The 38-year-old escaped after being granted compassionate leave to attend a funeral in the Whitehead area last Tuesday.