Man who absconded from Warrington prison arrested
The 43-year-old is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence for an attempted murder in Dorset
Last updated 9th Jan 2026
A man jailed for attempted murder who absconded from an open prison has been arrested.
Kieran Cameron was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington, Cheshire, at 8.20pm on Tuesday.
The 43-year-old is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence for an attempted murder in Dorset in 2016.
He is known to have extensive links to Manchester, Liverpool and Dorset, Cheshire Police said.
The force said on Thursday evening that Cameron had been arrested in the Hulme area of Greater Manchester by officers from the Cheshire Police Serious and Organised Crime unit.