POLICE are today searching for a Hollesley Bay prisoner who has absconded.Joseph Donoghue, 26, who was serving four years for burglary, was seen making off on foot at around 6pm on Saturday, July 4.

POLICE are today searching for a Hollesley Bay prisoner who has absconded.

Joseph Donoghue, 26, who was serving four years for burglary, was seen making off on foot at around 6pm on Saturday, July 4.

Donoghue is described as white, 5ft 11ins, of proportionate build, with short brown hair and several tattoos including a Celtic pattern on his left arm and a panther's head on his right arm. At the time he went missing he was wearing a blue vest and grey tracksuit bottoms.

He has connections to the Leicester area and Ireland, but is also known to travel around the country.

If anyone sees Donoghue they should phone the police with the details. They should not take any further action.

Anyone who may have seen him, or who may have information about where he is now, should call Suffolk Police on 01473 613500 or contact their nearest police station.