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Escaped prisoner captured getting off bus in capital
Scottish Daily Express
|April 26, 2025
Convicted killer put back behind bars
A CONVICTED killer is back behind bars after being found in Edinburgh following his escape from prison.
Raymond McCourt absconded from HMP Castle Huntly in Perthshire earlier this week, sparking a huge manhunt.
He was spotted on CCTV in Glasgow but was eventually caught in the capital, in London Road, yesterday morning.
Police Scotland said in a statement: “Officers in Edinburgh have located convicted prisoner, Raymond McCourt, who was reported missing on Tuesday, 22 April, 2025, after failing to return to HMP Castle Huntly. The 59-year-old man was detained by officers in London Road this morning, Friday, 25 April 2025.
This story is from the April 26, 2025 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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