Police name Manchester prison van escapees

Police have named the two men who are on the run after being sprung from a prison van, sparking a massive manhunt.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Apr 2013, 15:42 BST
A police officer stands guard at the crime scene where two men escaped from a prison van. Picture: PAA police officer stands guard at the crime scene where two men escaped from a prison van. Picture: PA
A police officer stands guard at the crime scene where two men escaped from a prison van. Picture: PA

Ryan MacDonald, 20, and Stevie McMullen, 31, were freed in Salford by three men - one believed to have been armed - who attacked the van as it made its way to Manchester Crown Court where they were due to be sentenced.

Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan told a press conference that both men “represent a risk to the community, in particular Stevie McMullan”, urging anyone who saw them to call 999 immediately.

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“I am concerned about them being on the loose, they are responsible for some serious offences,” he said.

“I don’t think they pose a risk unless approached so it’s really important that if anyone sees them they contact us straightaway.”

A man and a woman are in custody after being arrested on the Ordsall Estate, where the Saab car used to take the men from the scene was later abandoned, he added.

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