Officers find murderer Matthew Armstrong, 35, in Warwickshire and Daniel Washbourne, 40, in Bristol
A convicted murderer and a second man have been arrested after allegedly absconding from an open prison on New Year’s Day, police have said.
Matthew Armstrong, 35, and Daniel Washbourne, 40, left HMP Leyhill, South Gloucestershire, between 5pm and 8pm on 1 January.
Avon and Somerset police said both men had been arrested on Wednesday.
Armstrong, who was convicted of murder in Warwickshire in 2009, was arrested by police officers near Henley-in-Arden train station just before 12pm.
