In what must be one of the most unusual escapes from incarceration ever seen in Britain, two young offenders absconded from custody on mountain bikes during a cycling proficiency test.
The BBC reports that on Wednesday, Connor Dewhurst, 14, from Blackburn, and Sam Thomas, 13, from Blackpool, made good their escape from custodial sentences at Barton Moss Secure Unit in the Eccles area of Salford.
The pair were part of a group of five undertaking the training when they made the apparently snap decision to pedal to their freedom. Dewhurst, who was in custody for assaulting a police officer, has now been recaptured and the police are appealing for information as to the whereabouts of Sam Thomas, who was convicted of robbery.
Speaking before Dewhurst was located, councillor Margaret Morris, Salford City Council's lead member for children's services, said: "The teenagers were taking part in a supervised course when it appears they made a 'spur of the moment' decision to abscond.
"We will of course look at whether anything more could have been done to prevent this, but our priority now is to work closely with the police to ensure the boys are found safe and well, as swiftly as possible."
It's slid on ok as you can see. I did find the part number of the edco lock ring that was supplier with the previous gen, which another group has...
But there was intent, so what is the max sentence for that? and what do the sentencing guidelines say?
I suspect it might have been political but it could also been someone who has lost family members to the disease. TBH, what it does show is the...
That car came… out of the blue. Thank you, I'll get my coat
True youll also have something different
Sounds like castelli's x2 pad also would saddle choice have a bigger effect, cut out / open design, though endura don't do saddles
Very frustrating, with the great weather we have been having
I am the cyclist in the video and would just like to express my gratitude to Simon and road.cc for publishing the story....
Was that Steve Abraham as I know he was doing it when he was still on Strava in 2019.
The magic two words to get out of jail/ minimise time: "Pregnant woman'