Derbyshire Police are appealing for information after another two prisoners absconded from HMP Sudbury on...
Published: 4:00 am December 8, 2023
Updated: 11:20 am October 8, 2025
Manhunt after Prisoners Abscond from HMP Sudbury

Derbyshire Police are appealing for information after another two prisoners absconded from HMP Sudbury on Wednesday afternoon.

Benjamin Pownall, 27, and Jack Humphries, 28, left the open prison at around 5.15pm on Wednesday 6 December. They are believed to have travelled into Staffordshire in a vehicle.

Pownall was serving a four-year, four-month prison sentence for robbery, weapons and driving offences. Humphries, meanwhile, had been jailed for seven years and two months for drug offences.

Both men have links to the Stoke area and the public are advised not to approach them. Instead, anyone with information about their whereabouts should contact Derbyshire police on 101 including reference 23*751340:

Alternatively, you can anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit the CrimeStoppers website.

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