A SEARCH is under way for a Homerton man who has absconded from a Suffolk prison. Gary Drain is serving six years at Hollesley Bay open prison for causing death by dangerous driving...

A SEARCH is under way for a Homerton man who has absconded from a Suffolk prison.

Gary Drain is serving six years at Hollesley Bay open prison for causing death by dangerous driving.

Suffolk police are appealing for information about the 40-year-old, who escaped on Saturday.

Drain is described as white, 5ft 9ins tall and of medium build, with cropped hair, brown eyes and tattoos on his upper arm, shoulder and upper leg.

Police are advising anyone who sees Drain not to approach him and call 999 immediately.

Anyone who may have seen him, or who may have information about him, should call Suffolk police on 01473 613500, or contact their local police station.