Sudbury open prison's missing murderer arrested

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Darran Heywood
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Heywood was jailed for life at Manchester Crown Court in 1999

A 43-year-old murderer has been arrested after absconding from an open prison in Derbyshire.

Darran Heywood, from Rochdale, was caught by Greater Manchester Police on Monday.

He had failed to return to HMP Sudbury, a category D open prison, on Saturday and police had warned the public not to approach him.

Heywood was sentenced to life for murder in 1999. He was arrested in Manchester.

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