Violent criminal dubbed 'Ginger Stuart' on the run after escaping from Kirkham prison

Police have appealed for information after a prisoner absconded from HMP Kirkham

Stuart Barnes, also known as Ginger Stuart or Barnsey, was jailed in 2018 for five years, four months, for causing grievous bodily harm and possessing a bladed article in a public place.

Stuart Barnes was found to be missing on Thursday eveningplaceholder image
Stuart Barnes was found to be missing on Thursday evening

The 38-year-old was reported to have absconded after he was absent from evening roll call at around 9pm on Thursday, October 8.

He is described as approximately 5ft, 6in tall, of medium build with ginger hair and blue/green eyes. He has a birth mark on his left arm and a scar on his right hand.

Barnes has links to Avon and Somerset, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall.

Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 or email [email protected] quoting log number 1487 of October 8.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be called anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.

For immediate sightings dial 999

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