Police are renewing their appeal for a man who absconded from a Suffolk prison. 

Morgan Smyth, 24, was reported missing from Hollesley Bay prison at about 12.45pm on Thursday, May 11

He is serving a three-year sentence for possession of a knife, blade or sharp pointed article, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, threatening a person with a blade/ sharply pointed article in a public place and harassment.

Lincolnshire police believe he has been sighted in the Spalding area. 

He is described as of a slim build, six foot three inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes and has a goatee beard and maybe wearing a light blue coat

Anyone who may have seen him is asked not to approach him and contact police immediately.