Appeal to find man who absconded from HMP Hatfield near Doncaster

34 year old Kevin McAteer has links to the North West

Kevin McAteer
Author: Matt SoanesPublished 11th Nov 2025

Police have appealed for help to find a man who has absconded from HMP Hatfield near Doncaster.

34 year old Kevin McAteer left the Category D 'open' jail on September 22 and has failed to return.

Officers are now appealing for help to find McAteer, who has links to Salford, Swinton and Pendlebury in Manchester.

He is white, 5ft 8ins tall, of a slim build with dark brown straight hair.

He may now be clean shaven. He has a tattoo on his right arm that reads ‘Kelsea’.

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