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Search under way after murderer escapes from prison

Daniel Barker wearing a white T-shirt and with dark brown hairImage source, Suffolk Police
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Daniel Barker is on the run from prison in Suffolk

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Police are looking for a man who has absconded from prison while serving a life sentence for murder.

Daniel Barker, 34, who was jailed while a teenager in 2005, was reported missing from Hollesley Bay prison near Woodbridge, Suffolk, on Thursday morning after he missed a roll call.

A Suffolk Police spokesperson said he had links with the Bradford area.

He has been described as white, skinny and 5ft 5in tall, with short dark hair and a scar on the crown of his head.

Police have urged anyone who might have information about his potential whereabouts to contact them by calling 101.

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