POLICE are today appealing for help in catching a Hollesley Bay prisoner who has absconded.

POLICE are today appealing for help in catching a Hollesley Bay prisoner who has absconded.

Janaid Ahmed Ditta, 29, who was serving nine years for robbery, went missing yesterday between 5pm and 8pm.

Ditta is of Pakistani origin and is described as 5ft 8ins tall, of thin build, with black hair, brown eyes and has moon and star tattoos on his body. He has connections to the Sheffield area.

Anyone who may have seen him or has any information should call Suffolk Police on 01473 613500 or contact their nearest police station.