A convict who escaped from prison and was seen heading towards Oxford by bus has been caught.
John Rooney, 47, pictured, was halfway through a 27-year sentence when he walked out of Springhill Prison near Bicester, at about 6.30am on August 24.
He was seen soon afterwards on a bus travelling from Bicester to Oxford, but was arrested in Manchester on Monday.
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: “ A 23-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion of harbouring an offender. Both remain in police custody.”
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