PEOPLE have been warned not to approach a convicted murderer who has absconded from Leyhill Prison, near Thornbury.
Albert Edward Stanley, aged 63, failed to return to the open prison yesterday following a period of home leave in Guildford, Surrey.
Police are appealing for sightings and information about the whereabouts of Stanley. They say he is white, 5ft 9in tall and has a scar to his left eye and left cheek.
He also has a tattoo of a scroll on his right upper arm.
Stanley was last seen yesterday morning wearing blue jeans and a navy jacket with tan lace up shoes but officers say he may have since changed into different clothing.
Albert Edward Stanley was given a life sentence in 1980 for a murder committed in East Sussex.
He was transferred to Leyhill last year.
Police say he is known to have links with Surrey and Sussex.
They warn that anyone spotting Stanley should not approach him but instead call 999.
Stanley is the latest in a series of prisoners to abscond from the open prison. Thornbury and Yate MP Steve Webb has previously called for a "higher test" of trustworthiness to be carried out before prisoners are moved to Leyhill.
