Missing Burnley prisoner arrested

A dangerous Burnley convict who absconded from an open prison has been arrested.

Thames Valley Police arrested Ricardo Dunn (32) in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury.

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Arrested: Ricardo Dunn

Two people, a 25-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman, from the Aylesbury area, have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

A second absconder, Darren Douglas (46) originally from Birmingham, remains at large.

Dunn, who absconded from HM Spring Hill open prison, was serving an indeterminate sentence following a conviction for grievous bodily harm with intent in Burnley in 2009.

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