Police have launched a manhunt for an escaped prisoner who absconded after being transferred to hospital to receive medical treatment.
Sudanese national Marwan Jumaa, 20, deemed to be a risk to himself and others, is serving an indefinite secure hospital sentence for attacking two women.
He escaped after being transferred from his secure hospital facility to North Manchester Hospital for medical treatment on Tuesday evening.
Police have issued an urgent appeal for any information on his whereabouts.
Officers have warned the public not to approach him but to call 999 immediately.
Jumaa is black, of skinny build, with short dark hair and is about 5ft 10in.
A video of the prisoner caught on CCTV casually walking out of the hospital in a light blue T-shirt has been circulated by police.
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He is believed to have links to Bury, Prestwich, Crumpsall in Greater Manchester, Leeds and London.
He was last sighted in the Radcliffe area on Tuesday evening.
Court records show that in January this year Jumaa pleaded guilty to three offences at Woolwich Crown Court.
The offences, all committed on July 17 last year in London, were assaulting an emergency worker, a police officer, the robbery of a woman and inflicting grievous bodily harm on a second woman.
Jumaa had been held at HMP Belmarsh in March and sentenced for the offences in April this year.
Detective Chief Inspector Abigail Cronin, from Greater Manchester Police, said: “We are urging anybody to come forward who may have information about Marwan’s whereabouts.
“I recognise that this may heighten concern within the community.
“However, I want to assure you that we have officers working around the clock to find Marwan and return him to hospital as soon as possible.
“If sighted, do not approach him, please call 999 immediately, quoting log number 3544 of 14/07/2026.”