Escaped killer Walmsley arrested after more than a year on the run

A convicted murderer who has been on the run for more than a year has been arrested.

Shaun Walmsley, who was serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 30 years, escaped in February last year when two men armed with a knife and a gun confronted guards outside Aintree University Hospital during a visit from HMP Walton.

Walmsley was arrested after armed officers stopped a car in Harehills, Leeds, on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old has been charged with escape from lawful custody and will appear at Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates Court on Wednesday.